Table of Contents
Executive Summary — 5 SWOT
Analysis — 7 Saudi Arabia Security
SWOT — 7 Saudi Arabia Defence Industry
SWOT — 7 Saudi Arabia Political
SWOT — 8 Saudi Arabia Economic
SWOT — 8 Saudi Arabia Business Environment
SWOT — 9 Political Overview — 10
Domestic Politics — 10 Security Risk
Analysis — 13 BMI’s Security
Ratings — 13 Table: Middle East And Africa Defence And
Security Ratings — 13 Table: Middle East And North Africa
State Terrorism Vulnerability Index — 14 City Terrorism
Rating — 14 Methodological
Overview — 15 Table: Methodology — 16
Table: BMI’s Middle East And North Africa City Terrorism
Index — 17 Middle East And North Africa Security
Overview — 18 Domestic Security
Overview — 23 Internal Security
Situation — 23 Table: Insurgent
Groups — 23 Latest Developments — 24
External Security Situation — 26 Latest
Developments — 28 Armed Forces And Government
Spending — 29 Armed Forces — 29 Table:
Regional Armed Forces, 2007 (including conscripted) — 29
Current Strength — 29 Historical
Strength — 30 International
Deployments — 30 Weapons Of Mass
Destruction — 31 Market Structure — 32
Arms Trade Overview — 32 Industry Trends And
Developments — 33 Procurement Trends And
Developments — 35 Procurement
Background — 35 Industry Forecast
Scenario — 37 Table: Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces,
2005-2012 (‘000) — 37 Table: Saudi Arabia’s
Government Defence Expenditure, 2005-2013 — 38 Key Risks
To BMI’s Forecast Scenario — 39 Macroeconomic
Activity — 40 Table: Saudi Arabia – Economic
Activity, 2006-2013 — 42 Company
Profiles — 43 BAE Systems — 43 Thales
International — 44 Country Snapshot: Saudi Arabia
Demographic Data — 46 Section 1:
Population — 46 Table: Demographic Indicators,
2005-2030 — 46 Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown,
2005-2030 — 47 Section 2: Education And
Healthcare — 47 Table: Education,
2003-2005 — 47 Table: Vital Statistics,
2005-2030 — 47 Section 3: Labour Market And Spending
Power — 48 Table: Employment Indicators,
1999-2006 — 48 Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012
(US$) — 48 BMI Forecast Modelling — 49
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts — 49 Defence
Industry — 49 Sources — 50
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