Myanmar (Burma) vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma) and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 798 million TIV, or 12 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
In 2025, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 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	Myanmar (Burma)	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	70 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	222 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	132 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	229 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	67 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	217 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	206 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	203 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	210 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	284 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	258 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	112 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	252 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	398 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	668 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	62 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	65 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	80 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	153 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	206 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	179 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	192 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	100 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	156 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	153 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	16 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	141 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	156 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	231 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	115 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	224 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	97 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	331 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	31 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	239 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	278 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	34 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	–	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	–	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	9 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	–	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	–	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	–	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	38 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	–	420 million	42 billion
1980	40 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	19 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	25 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	9 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	10 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	53 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	–	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	–	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	4 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	28 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	4 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	22 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	6 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	14 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	3 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	19 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	18 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	28 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	14 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	17 million	–	15 billion
1960	6 million	–	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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Deaths in conflictsMyanmar (Burma): 2,720 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022