Poland vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 2.17 billion TIV in Poland and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.3 billion TIV, or 2.5 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Poland has been higher since 2023, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2025, Poland ranked 4 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	Poland	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	2.17 billion	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	1.54 billion	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	1.39 billion	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	414 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	68 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	153 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	213 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	50 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	126 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	45 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	127 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	275 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	146 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	227 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	141 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	174 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	193 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	633 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	969 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	442 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	105 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	223 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	347 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	253 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	31 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	146 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	23 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	–	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	–	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	101 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	250 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	74 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	4 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	100 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	76 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	226 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	501 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	903 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	1.04 billion	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	1.39 billion	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	925 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	466 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	536 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	709 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	804 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	1.12 billion	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	1.19 billion	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	1.19 billion	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	1.02 billion	310 million	37 billion
1976	1.1 billion	275 million	33 billion
1975	887 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.06 billion	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	1.11 billion	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	958 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.01 billion	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	859 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	992 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	927 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	781 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	1 billion	–	22.4 billion
1965	1.16 billion	–	23.1 billion
1964	1.57 billion	–	24.2 billion
1963	1.02 billion	–	18.1 billion
1962	685 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	864 million	–	15 billion
1960	889 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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