Ireland vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 14 million TIV in Ireland and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 854 million TIV, or 62 times that in Ireland.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Ireland	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	14 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	–	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	63 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	1 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	–	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	9 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	35 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	5 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	2 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	43 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	43 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	40 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	–	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	–	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	–	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	4 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	–	604 million	24 billion
2008	38 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	26 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	13 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	5 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	27 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	–	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	21 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	44 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	0	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	35 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	3 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	–	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	–	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	–	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	41 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	–	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	–	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	11 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	–	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	–	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	24 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	–	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	38 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	2 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	11 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	–	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	3 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	12 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	44 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	26 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	28 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	5 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	–	275 million	33 billion
1975	9 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	6 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	8 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	27 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	14 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	–	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	–	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	–	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	–	–	22.1 billion
1966	–	–	22.4 billion
1965	–	–	23.1 billion
1964	12 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	2 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	–	–	15.5 billion
1961	–	–	15 billion
1960	1 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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Deaths in conflictsIreland: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022