Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 146 million TIV in Sweden and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 722 million TIV, or 5.95 times that in Sweden.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Sweden.
The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Sweden	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	146 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	56 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	98 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	318 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	110 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	3 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	7 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	7 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	32 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	70 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	24 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	48 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	58 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	202 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	185 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	–	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	15 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	52 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	51 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	121 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	78 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	47 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	66 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	74 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	165 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	196 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	224 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	294 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	196 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	98 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	106 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	307 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	46 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	60 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	55 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	94 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	127 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	152 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	125 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	118 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	84 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	108 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	106 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	153 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	495 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	291 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	233 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	229 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	114 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	214 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	292 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	256 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	231 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	196 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	160 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	137 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	172 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	189 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	318 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	299 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	324 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	400 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	335 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	177 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	165 million	–	15 billion
1960	227 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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