Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Military expenditure

Germany

88.46 billion current USD

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

80.33 billion current USD

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

Saudi Arabia rank

7th

Military expenditure over time

Germany currently reports 88.46 billion current USD against 80.33 billion current USD in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 8.13 billion current USD.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)