Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending, annual growth rate
Jamaica
1.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica rank
109th
Saudi Arabia rank
107th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.42 % change on previous year against 1.33 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 109th and Saudi Arabia ranks 107th of 159 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0807 % change on previous year | -5.23 % change on previous year | 5.31 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | -1.09 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 8.05 % change on previous year | 6.7 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.7 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | 4.41 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 2020s | -0.6531 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Jamaica or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.42 % change on previous year against 1.33 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Jamaica and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saudi Arabia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 109th and Saudi Arabia ranks 107th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.