Indonesia vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.28 billion TIV in Indonesia and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 409 million TIV, or 1.47 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Indonesia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2025, Indonesia ranked 7 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	Indonesia	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	1.28 billion	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	185 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	390 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	86 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	366 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	283 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	239 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	357 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	1.17 billion	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	352 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	438 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	1.2 billion	736 million	27 billion
2013	833 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	162 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	257 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	221 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	443 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	239 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	578 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	63 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	33 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	77 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	353 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	67 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	22 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	171 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	161 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	85 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	101 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	378 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	284 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	472 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	210 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	51 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	11 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	202 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	249 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	285 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	265 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	433 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	291 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	102 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	224 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	356 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	790 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	898 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	370 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	124 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	62 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	156 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	4 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	73 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	73 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	5 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	92 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	27 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	9 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	0	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	1 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	17 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	317 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	596 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	206 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	1.03 billion	–	15.5 billion
1961	780 million	–	15 billion
1960	448 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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