Brazil vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 462 million TIV in Brazil and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 406 million TIV, or 1.88 times that in Brazil.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Brazil.
In 2025, Brazil ranked 23 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	Brazil	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	462 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	450 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	193 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	469 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	240 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	134 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	125 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	258 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	96 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	111 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	202 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	201 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	217 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	317 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	231 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	256 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	135 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	178 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	188 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	178 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	223 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	85 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	110 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	221 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	573 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	86 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	308 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	200 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	476 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	547 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	267 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	311 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	66 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	98 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	161 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	140 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	742 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	125 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	234 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	139 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	82 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	123 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	88 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	72 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	61 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	338 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	375 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	832 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	525 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	551 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	538 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	256 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	598 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	520 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	171 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	217 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	108 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	236 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	218 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	57 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	149 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	25 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	127 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	62 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	212 million	–	15 billion
1960	236 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 conflictsBrazil: 1,480 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022