Budget Brief: Subdued Saudi Arabian Budget Continues Slow Growth Trend

A helicopter flies over with a giant Saudi flag during an air show marking Saudi Arabia's 93rd National Day celebrations in Riyadh
Credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty
In December Saudi Arabia released details of its 2025 budget, which includes a 5% hike in defense spending. The military’s allocation within the budget will rise from a revised estimate of SAR259 billion ($69 billion) in 2024 to SAR272 billion this year, equivalent to a real-terms increase of around...
Craig Caffrey

Craig works as a senior analyst on Aviation Week Network’s military and commercial forecast databases, specializing in military aircraft markets and…

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