Netherlands vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending, per capita
Netherlands
1,492 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
2,203 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Military spending, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,203 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,492 constant 2024 US$ per person in Netherlands, a difference of 711 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 161 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 794.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 634.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 160.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 940.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,805 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,864 constant 2024 US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1,023 constant 2024 US$ per person | 4,636 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3,613 constant 2024 US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 844.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,272 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,427 constant 2024 US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 794.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,194 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,399 constant 2024 US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 714.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,762 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,048 constant 2024 US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1,061 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,259 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,198 constant 2024 US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Netherlands or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2,203 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,492 constant 2024 US$ per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
- 711 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.