Saudi Arabia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Riyadh

Rank #15 of 173

70.9Strength score

Photos

Saudi Arabia leader — Saudi Arabia leaderU.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

USS Delbert D Black (DDG 119) Departs Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (9513473) — USS Delbert D Black (DDG 119) Departs Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (9513473)U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Wendy Arauz · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Royal Saudi Air Force E-3A Sentry — Royal Saudi Air Force E-3A SentryEagleamn at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

Finance91
Air power72
Manpower84
Land forces81
Naval power59
Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget: $83.2B #8
Budget as % of GDP: 6.48% #8
Spending per person: $2,250 #7
GDP: $1.28T #19
Population: 36,973,555 #43

Manpower

Active personnel: 257,000 #22
Reserve personnel: 0
Paramilitary: 24,500 #29
Total personnel: 281,500 #32

Land forces

Tanks: 945 #19
Armoured vehicles: 2,500 #9
Self-propelled artillery: 380 #14
Towed artillery: 416 #22
Rocket launchers (MLRS): 257 #14

Air power

Total aircraft: 916 #11
Fighter jets: 384 #6
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: 46 #23
Helicopters: 264 #15
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: 64 #22
Aircraft carriers: 0
Helicopter carriers: 0
Submarines: 0
Destroyers: —
Frigates: 7 #24
Corvettes: 9 #8
Patrol vessels: 48 #21

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: 0

Compare with…

Others in the region

5Pakistan79.4 VS
9Israel75.3 VS
13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
16Algeria69.6 VS
29United Arab Emirates64.4 VS
30Iraq64.1 VS
50Morocco32.9 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); GlobalMilitary.net 2026 (equipment) · Year 2025 · ↗