Ethiopia vs United Arab Emirates
Ethiopia vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $785M in Ethiopia in 2025 and $27.8B in United Arab Emirates in 2014, by SIPRI estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by $27.3B, or 54 times that in Ethiopia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Ethiopia | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $785M | – |
| 2024 | $700M | – |
| 2023 | $982M | – |
| 2022 | $1.01B | – |
| 2021 | $492M | – |
| 2020 | $510M | – |
| 2019 | $585M | – |
| 2018 | $628M | – |
| 2017 | $636M | – |
| 2016 | $610M | – |
| 2015 | $531M | – |
| 2014 | $515M | $27.8B |
| 2013 | $497M | $29.5B |
| 2012 | $496M | $24.1B |
| 2011 | $515M | $24.4B |
| 2010 | $528M | $22.5B |
| 2009 | $544M | $17.9B |
| 2008 | $553M | $15.2B |
| 2007 | $693M | $12.5B |
| 2006 | $751M | $11.8B |
| 2005 | $832M | $11.9B |
| 2004 | $829M | $13B |
| 2003 | $764M | $11.7B |
| 2002 | $897M | $11.1B |
| 2001 | $1.08B | $12.3B |
| 2000 | $1.7B | $12.8B |
| 1999 | $1.88B | $9.37B |
| 1998 | $1.19B | $9.06B |
| 1997 | $555M | $7.68B |
| 1996 | $302M | – |
| 1995 | $259M | – |
| 1994 | $307M | – |
| 1993 | $334M | – |
| 1992 | $302M | – |
| 1991 | $510M | – |
| 1990 | $1.03B | – |
| 1989 | $1.08B | – |
| 1988 | $912M | – |
| 1987 | $757M | – |
| 1986 | $681M | – |
| 1985 | $600M | – |
| 1984 | $704M | – |
| 1983 | $737M | – |
| 1982 | $694M | – |
| 1981 | $697M | – |
| 1980 | $724M | – |
| 1979 | $582M | – |
| 1978 | $435M | – |
| 1977 | $377M | – |
| 1976 | $417M | – |
| 1975 | $524M | – |
| 1974 | $334M | – |
| 1973 | $238M | – |
| 1972 | $241M | – |
| 1971 | $216M | – |
| 1970 | $208M | – |
| 1969 | $228M | – |
| 1968 | $233M | – |
| 1967 | $249M | – |
| 1966 | $295M | – |
| 1965 | $287M | – |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ethiopia vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personEthiopia: $945 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthEthiopia: 8.1% a year in 2024United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationEthiopia: 26.6% a year in 2024United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtEthiopia: 33.5% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personEthiopia: 0.15 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersEthiopia: 21.9% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityEthiopia: 56.6% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaEthiopia: 23.8% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024