Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $158B in Russia in 2025 and $27.8B in United Arab Emirates in 2014, by SIPRI estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in Russia, by $41.9B, or 2.51 times that in United Arab Emirates.
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US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | $158B 2025 | $75.1B | 3 of 151 |
| United Arab Emirates | $27.8B 2014 | $13B | — |
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $158B | – |
| 2024 | $149B | – |
| 2023 | $109B | – |
| 2022 | $88.7B | – |
| 2021 | $68.5B | – |
| 2020 | $67.2B | – |
| 2019 | $65.6B | – |
| 2018 | $62.8B | – |
| 2017 | $65.3B | – |
| 2016 | $80.6B | – |
| 2015 | $75.1B | – |
| 2014 | $69.7B | $27.8B |
| 2013 | $65B | $29.5B |
| 2012 | $62B | $24.1B |
| 2011 | $53.5B | $24.4B |
| 2010 | $50.2B | $22.5B |
| 2009 | $49.2B | $17.9B |
| 2008 | $46.9B | $15.2B |
| 2007 | $42.6B | $12.5B |
| 2006 | $39.2B | $11.8B |
| 2005 | $35.4B | $11.9B |
| 2004 | $31.1B | $13B |
| 2003 | $29.8B | $11.7B |
| 2002 | $28.4B | $11.1B |
| 2001 | $25.7B | $12.3B |
| 2000 | $23.7B | $12.8B |
| 1999 | $17.6B | $9.37B |
| 1998 | $15.8B | $9.06B |
| 1997 | $26.6B | $7.68B |
| 1996 | $24.4B | – |
| 1995 | $25.8B | – |
| 1994 | $39.2B | – |
| 1993 | $41.5B | – |
| 1992 | $47.5B | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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