Canada vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 83 million TIV in Canada and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 785 million TIV, or 10 times that in Canada.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Canada.
In 2025, Canada ranked 49 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	Canada	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	83 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	198 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	73 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	214 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	357 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	248 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	187 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	185 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	354 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	246 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	408 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	316 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	202 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	207 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	356 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	242 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	104 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	423 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	478 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	97 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	106 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	341 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	140 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	418 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	520 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	529 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	143 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	111 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	353 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	419 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	405 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	473 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	196 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	407 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	767 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	157 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	37 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	712 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	787 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	849 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	848 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	654 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	649 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	277 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	453 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	442 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	193 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	130 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	90 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	53 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	195 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	229 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	78 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	376 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	457 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	623 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	516 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	336 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	237 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	306 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	563 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	742 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	1.01 billion	–	18.1 billion
1962	1.22 billion	–	15.5 billion
1961	1.58 billion	–	15 billion
1960	171 million	–	15.7 billion

Each country on its own

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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