Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 847 million TIV, or 1.98 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Japan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2025, Japan ranked 5 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	Japan	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	1.72 billion	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	1.04 billion	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	852 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	1.47 billion	756 million	33 billion
2021	1.01 billion	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	929 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	992 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	764 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	446 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	332 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	343 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	316 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	341 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	239 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	300 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	658 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	990 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	990 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	553 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	469 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	375 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	399 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	458 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	442 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	427 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	497 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	1.26 billion	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	1.49 billion	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	843 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	876 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	1.26 billion	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	1.02 billion	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	2.13 billion	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	2.52 billion	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	2.94 billion	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	2.68 billion	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	2.28 billion	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	2 billion	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	1.94 billion	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	1.89 billion	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	1.97 billion	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	2.05 billion	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	1.69 billion	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	1.44 billion	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	1.31 billion	420 million	42 billion
1980	1.03 billion	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	920 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	901 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	788 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	1.48 billion	275 million	33 billion
1975	1.6 billion	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	733 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	468 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	493 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	605 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	502 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	488 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	557 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	610 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	324 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	1.16 billion	–	23.1 billion
1964	1.72 billion	–	24.2 billion
1963	239 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	263 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	335 million	–	15 billion
1960	790 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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