France vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 632 million TIV, or 3.68 times that in France.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1993, when it overtook France.
In 2025, France ranked 34 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	France	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	236 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	183 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	114 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	130 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	105 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	225 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	104 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	201 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	84 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	38 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	36 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	17 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	104 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	86 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	41 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	103 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	72 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	2 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	75 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	68 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	2 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	93 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	55 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	38 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	61 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	98 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	105 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	171 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	223 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	64 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	99 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	84 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	102 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	439 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	963 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	77 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	107 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	134 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	84 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	100 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	20 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	73 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	108 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	142 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	106 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	70 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	107 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	231 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	194 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	186 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	45 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	46 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	51 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	33 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	57 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	44 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	64 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	123 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	98 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	106 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	378 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	1.3 billion	–	24.2 billion
1963	162 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	122 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	321 million	–	15 billion
1960	526 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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