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UK-Saudi Arms Trade

The UK's Booming Arms Trade With Saudi Arabia

has lost a high-profile case calling for the UK government to cease arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The organization launched a judicial review of British arms exports to Saudi Arabia over concern that the weapons have been used against civilians in Yemen. Earlier today, however, the High Court has ruled that UK government arms sales to the kingdom are lawful.

Over the years, the UK has exported billions of pounds of equipment to Saudi Arabia including Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets and a wide assortment of munitions. The booming trade has helped the UK maintain thousands of engineering jobs as well as contributing billions in revenue to the British arms trade. Saudi Arabia has led a Gulf coalition in a military campaign against a Houthi-led insurgency in Yemen since March 2015 and there have been numerous allegations of war crimes against both sides.

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This chart shows the value of UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia from 2008 to 2016.

Population of Saudi Arabia 1980-2031
Unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia 1991-2025
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Arms exports from the U.S. 2021-2025, by destination country
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Goods trade balance of Saudi Arabia 2016-2025
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Import of goods to Saudi Arabia 2016-2025
Main export partners for Saudi Arabia 2025

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