Combat tank strength MENA 2024, by country

In 2024, Egypt had the highest number of military tanks in the MENA region at about 5,340 combat tanks. This was followed by Syria with 2,720 military tanks. MENA military trendsIn 2015, Saudi Arabia was ranked the third highest investor in military expenditure globally. It was then ranked fifth worldwide in 2019 and first in the Middle East and North Africa region at almost 61.7 billion U.S. dollars. The conflict and instability in the area caused it to have to maintain a very high military spending. Some of the conflict countries which ranked very highly for risk of conflict in 2020 included Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and Palestine. The MENA region had the highest share of military expenditure compared to its gross domestic product in comparison to other regions. For Saudi Arabia, military spending as a share of GDP reached eight percent in 2019. MENA budget deficitThe public debt in the MENA region was, on average, 40 percent of their GDP in 2018. The governments found it necessary to spend more on their military due to the widespread instabilities, conflicts, and disputes. In 2020, Yemen was among the countries that was facing a very high risk of public deficits and deprivation. The military expenditure budgets can be seen as a burden as they leave the states with very little to spend the welfare of the public. The unequal distribution of public finances has caused the uprising of protests such as the case with the Arab Spring.

在2024年，埃及在中东及北非地区拥有最多的军事坦克，数量约为5,340辆作战坦克。紧随其后的是叙利亚，拥有2,720辆军事坦克。在2015年，沙特阿拉伯在全球军事开支投资排名中位列第三，而在2019年则排名全球第五，在中东和北非地区则高居榜首，达到近617亿美元。该地区的冲突与不稳定迫使沙特维持了极高的军事开支。在2020年，伊拉克、也门、叙利亚和巴勒斯坦等国家因冲突风险极高而备受关注。与其它地区相比，中东及北非地区的军事开支占其国内生产总值（GDP）的比例最高。对于沙特阿拉伯而言，军事开支占GDP的比例在2019年达到了8%。在中东及北非地区，2018年的公共债务平均占GDP的40%。鉴于该地区普遍存在的动荡、冲突和争端，各国政府发现有必要在军事上投入更多。2020年，也门等国面临着极高的公共赤字和贫困风险。军事开支预算可视作一种负担，因为它们使得国家在公共福利方面的支出所剩无几。公共财政分配的不均导致了如阿拉伯之春等抗议活动的爆发。