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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $1.21T 2025 actual |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% Q1 2026 |Female Participation: 33.9% Q1 2026 |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Military Spending

Foreign Troops Are Defending Aramco. Saudi Defence Localisation Is 24.89% Against 50% by 2030.

Greek and Italian air-defence units are operating inside Saudi Arabia, guarding the energy infrastructure that funds the state. Vision 2030 promised to localise more than half of military spending by 2030. GAMI's latest published figure is 24.89% for end-2024 — and the methodology behind it has never been published.

Updated Jul 31, 2026

Military Spending in Saudi Arabia

Overview of Saudi Arabia's defence expenditure, procurement strategies, domestic defence industry development, GAMI's localisation programme, and the Kingdom's strategic security posture.

Updated Apr 18, 2026