Germany vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 764 million TIV, or 1.88 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Germany has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2025, Germany ranked 6 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	Germany	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	1.63 billion	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	240 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	203 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	269 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	235 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	105 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	38 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	14 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	43 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	55 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	119 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	77 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	103 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	140 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	79 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	301 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	329 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	277 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	46 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	413 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	206 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	245 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	70 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	71 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	133 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	113 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	129 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	618 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	60 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	244 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	222 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	417 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	529 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	716 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	750 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	757 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	701 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	447 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	340 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	322 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	130 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	412 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	434 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	453 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	261 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	150 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	65 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	661 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	1.01 billion	310 million	37 billion
1976	1.36 billion	275 million	33 billion
1975	1.83 billion	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	2.14 billion	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	1.72 billion	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	796 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	2.24 billion	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	1.26 billion	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	1.23 billion	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	1.25 billion	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	1.39 billion	–	22.1 billion
1966	3.39 billion	–	22.4 billion
1965	3.52 billion	–	23.1 billion
1964	3.83 billion	–	24.2 billion
1963	3.31 billion	–	18.1 billion
1962	2.5 billion	–	15.5 billion
1961	2.09 billion	–	15 billion
1960	2.04 billion	–	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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