Saudi military spending localization reaches 27.3% in 2025, exceeding annual target
RIAYDH — Saudi Arabia’s localization of military spending reached 27.30 percent by the end of 2025, exceeding the annual target of 24 percent, according to figures announced by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI). The figures, unveiled during the Military Industries Forum, showed that the localization rate increased from 20 percent in 2024 to 27.30 percent in 2025, surpassing the annual target by 3.30 percentage points. The authority’s figures also showed that the localization of military spending increased from 4 percent in 2018 to 27.30 percent in 2025. The rate reached 6…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same GAMI announcement of 27.3% military spending localization exceeding the 24% target, and its figures do not conflict with Report 1.
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