Philippines vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 846 million TIV in Philippines and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 22 million TIV, or 1.03 times that in Philippines.

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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 Philippines.
In 2025, Philippines ranked 10 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	Philippines	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	846 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	305 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	108 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	280 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	365 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	385 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	191 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	17 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	278 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	228 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	153 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	12 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	83 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	21 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	63 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	3 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	1 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	10 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	16 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	23 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	12 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	34 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	10 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	5 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	10 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	–	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	–	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	64 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	72 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	43 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	30 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	72 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	62 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	43 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	34 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	33 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	19 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	12 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	26 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	–	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	23 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	38 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	116 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	17 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	39 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	75 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	92 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	143 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	198 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	256 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	133 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	60 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	106 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	50 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	90 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	9 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	26 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	16 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	43 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	86 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	99 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	2 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	4 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	11 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	44 million	–	15 billion
1960	50 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 conflictsPhilippines: 194 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022