Kenya vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 751 million TIV, or 7.42 times that in Kenya.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Kenya.
In 2025, Kenya ranked 43 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	Kenya	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	117 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	19 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	–	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	1 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	4 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	71 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	18 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	7 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	17 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	32 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	30 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	17 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	1 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	68 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	35 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	96 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	34 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	–	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	11 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	–	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	–	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	–	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	–	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	–	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	–	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	15 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	–	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	–	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	61 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	–	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	–	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	30 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	–	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	–	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	14 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	43 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	47 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	–	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	178 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	26 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	6 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	12 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	17 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	85 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	144 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	119 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	56 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	211 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	58 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	17 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	25 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	28 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	2 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	9 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	26 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	0	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	3 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	2 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	2 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	19 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	15 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	6 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	–	–	18.1 billion
1962	–	–	15.5 billion
1961	–	–	15 billion
1960	–	–	15.7 billion

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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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