Morocco vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 392 million TIV in Morocco and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 476 million TIV, or 2.21 times that in Morocco.
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 392 million 2025 | 47 million | 29 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 2012, when it overtook Morocco.
- In 2025, Morocco ranked 29 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 | Morocco | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 392 million | 868 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 130 million | 1.09 billion | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 501 million | 918 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 507 million | 756 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 53 million | 577 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 16 million | 660 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 48 million | 750 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 462 million | 1.17 billion | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 605 million | 909 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 287 million | 1.49 billion | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 47 million | 1.69 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 572 million | 736 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 62 million | 2.32 billion | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 1.05 billion | 1.14 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 1.29 billion | 1.22 billion | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 347 million | 650 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 39 million | 604 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 46 million | 730 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 27 million | 819 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 47 million | 1.93 billion | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 101 million | 2.07 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 14 million | 1.15 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 12 million | 676 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 155 million | 223 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 11 million | 186 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 127 million | 244 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 60 million | 441 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | – | 757 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 220 million | 690 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 89 million | 481 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 28 million | 426 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 117 million | 571 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 98 million | 582 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 17 million | 205 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 62 million | 237 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 137 million | 561 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 126 million | 663 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 117 million | 45 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 32 million | 195 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 31 million | 132 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 50 million | 145 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 74 million | 310 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 396 million | 163 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 529 million | 155 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 800 million | 420 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 469 million | 213 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 725 million | 39 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 419 million | 230 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 408 million | 310 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 216 million | 275 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 207 million | 145 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 198 million | 100 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 21 million | 88 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | – | 28 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1 million | 24 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 80 million | 67 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 41 million | 12 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 93 million | 13 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 149 million | – | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 159 million | – | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 82 million | – | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 16 million | – | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 16 million | – | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 93 million | – | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 37 million | – | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 22 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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