Belgium vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 430 million TIV in Belgium and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 438 million TIV, or 2.02 times that in Belgium.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Belgium.
In 2025, Belgium ranked 25 and United Arab Emirates ranked 9 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Belgium	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	430 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	508 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	12 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	170 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	255 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	90 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	9 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	1 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	7 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	4 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	52 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	99 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	48 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	33 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	27 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	40 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	87 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	191 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	171 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	15 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	3 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	15 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	21 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	48 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	30 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	36 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	58 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	55 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	50 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	3 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	16 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	47 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	73 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	48 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	125 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	314 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	203 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	407 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	91 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	91 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	287 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	575 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	580 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	433 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	515 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	565 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	779 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	409 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	187 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	184 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	130 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	113 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	562 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	492 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	499 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	514 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	240 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	220 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	39 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	116 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	521 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	652 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	575 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	188 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	132 million	–	15 billion
1960	92 million	–	15.7 billion

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Good to know

Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Deaths in conflictsBelgium: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022