Italy vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 302 million TIV, or 1.53 times that in Italy.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Italy.
In 2025, Italy ranked 18 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	Italy	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	566 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	494 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	425 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	237 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	211 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	201 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	178 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	275 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	709 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	734 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	237 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	127 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	71 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	189 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	286 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	98 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	94 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	159 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	467 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	384 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	136 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	490 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	617 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	240 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	234 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	278 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	25 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	56 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	474 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	265 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	322 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	180 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	205 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	192 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	210 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	155 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	196 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	179 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	183 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	198 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	205 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	273 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	303 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	241 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	129 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	468 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	591 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	682 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	517 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	711 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	1.02 billion	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.12 billion	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	1.02 billion	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	1.77 billion	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.1 billion	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	685 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	611 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	196 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	107 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	412 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	736 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	1.14 billion	–	24.2 billion
1963	1.22 billion	–	18.1 billion
1962	886 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	427 million	–	15 billion
1960	409 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 conflictsItaly: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022