Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 739 million TIV, or 6.73 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Russia.
In 2025, Russia ranked 42 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	Russia	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	129 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	315 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	95 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	39 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	6 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	1 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	5 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	62 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	94 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	127 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	113 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	207 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	185 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	121 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	10 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	25 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	8 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	–	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	90 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	2 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	1.15 billion	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	368 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	–	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	–	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	–	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	–	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	–	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	–	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	40 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	–	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	–	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	–	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	–	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	–	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	–	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	–	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	–	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	–	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	–	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	–	420 million	42 billion
1980	–	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	–	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	–	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	–	310 million	37 billion
1976	–	275 million	33 billion
1975	–	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	–	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	–	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	–	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	–	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	–	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	–	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	–	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	–	–	22.1 billion
1966	–	–	22.4 billion
1965	–	–	23.1 billion
1964	–	–	24.2 billion
1963	–	–	18.1 billion
1962	–	–	15.5 billion
1961	–	–	15 billion
1960	–	–	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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