Colombia vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 22 million TIV in Colombia and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 846 million TIV, or 39 times that in Colombia.

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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 Colombia.
In 2025, Colombia ranked 71 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	Colombia	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	22 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	12 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	3 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	50 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	45 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	80 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	22 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	16 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	91 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	18 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	193 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	170 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	173 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	200 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	145 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	259 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	263 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	110 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	237 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	54 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	18 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	18 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	145 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	173 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	268 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	68 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	44 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	160 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	193 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	49 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	35 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	42 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	68 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	36 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	72 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	13 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	218 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	37 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	4 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	6 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	7 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	660 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	300 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	18 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	28 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	12 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	36 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	12 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	8 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	10 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	291 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	5 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	163 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	171 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	40 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	8 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	121 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	32 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	15 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	32 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	18 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	9 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	32 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	6 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	66 million	–	15 billion
1960	5 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 conflictsColombia: 109 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022