Although corruption allegations have often been limited to broad undocumented accusations, specific allegations were made in 2007, when it was claimed that the British defence contractor BAE Systems had paid Prince Bandar US$2 billion in bribes relating to the Al-Yamamah arms deal.
Ofte er beskyldningerne herom ret vage og generelle, men i 2007 blev det britiske firma BAE Systems anklaget for at have prins Bandar $2 milliarder i bestikkelse i forbindelse med El-Yamamah våbenhandlen.