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It appears, from what I could find, that Saudia Arabia's yearly spending on education is $57.9B, they spend $42.7B on health, with a total spending of $229.3.
by DamnYuppie 11y ago
It appears, from what I could find, that Saudia Arabia's yearly spending on education is $57.9B, they spend $42.7B on health, with a total spending of $229.3. So they spend 25% of their budget on education and less then 2% on arms importation. Yes they could spend that money on something else, but please don't make it seem like they are neglecting healthcare or educational spending for arms.
http://www.us-sabc.org/custom/news/details.cfm?id=1645 http://www.us-sabc.org/custom/news/details.cfm?id=1645
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- yetanotheracc 11y agoAnd what an education it is! https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-reports/saudi-arabias-curriculum-intolerance https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-reports/saudi-arabia...
- ashaiber 11y agoPerhaps considering the total military expenditure will provide a better perspective - $80B for Saudi Arabia in 2014; 3rd highest in the world in $ terms, and highest in the world in terms of percent of GDP (10.7%). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_...
- DamnYuppie 11y agoThank you! I was looking for that but wasn't able to find it quickly enough.
- euroclydon 11y agoUnlike gold, the treasure Saudi Arabia is sitting on top of is: in higher demand, more easily convertible into wealth and prosperity, and among it's resource class, the most easily accessible in the world. That, combined with the fact they live in a dangerous part of the world, leads me to believe it's a rational decision to try to protect their treasure. Whether their armed forced are capable is, sadly, depending on your POV, another story. Like in most autocratic societies, a strong military is seen as a threat to the leadership.