Israel vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 331 million TIV, or 1.62 times that in Israel.
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 537 million 2025 | 694 million | 20 of 110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 868 million 2025 | 1.69 billion | 9 of 110 |
| World | 33.3 billion 2025 | 28.7 billion |
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Israel.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 20 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 | Israel | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 537 million | 868 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 237 million | 1.09 billion | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 863 million | 918 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 833 million | 756 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 458 million | 577 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 379 million | 660 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 516 million | 750 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 491 million | 1.17 billion | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 565 million | 909 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 652 million | 1.49 billion | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 694 million | 1.69 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 549 million | 736 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 160 million | 2.32 billion | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 137 million | 1.14 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 86 million | 1.22 billion | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 76 million | 650 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 162 million | 604 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 680 million | 730 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 840 million | 819 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 1.13 billion | 1.93 billion | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 1.1 billion | 2.07 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 846 million | 1.15 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 189 million | 676 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 350 million | 223 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 116 million | 186 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 389 million | 244 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 1.28 billion | 441 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 1.3 billion | 757 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 67 million | 690 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 105 million | 481 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 372 million | 426 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 767 million | 571 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 716 million | 582 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 1.34 billion | 205 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 1.21 billion | 237 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 81 million | 561 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 24 million | 663 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 582 million | 45 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.08 billion | 195 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.18 billion | 132 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 295 million | 145 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 270 million | 310 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 475 million | 163 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 866 million | 155 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 1.66 billion | 420 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.25 billion | 213 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 709 million | 39 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.22 billion | 230 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.23 billion | 310 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 2 billion | 275 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 1.18 billion | 145 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 1.03 billion | 100 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 2.18 billion | 88 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 963 million | 28 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1.41 billion | 24 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 1.19 billion | 67 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 1.37 billion | 12 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 926 million | 13 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 229 million | – | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 460 million | – | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 447 million | – | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 415 million | – | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 368 million | – | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 279 million | – | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 88 million | – | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 164 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.
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