Thailand vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 33 million TIV in Thailand and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 835 million TIV, or 26 times that in Thailand.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Thailand.
In 2025, Thailand ranked 60 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	Thailand	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	33 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	73 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	290 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	271 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	151 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	141 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	293 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	636 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	317 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	346 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	184 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	107 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	383 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	278 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	252 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	60 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	63 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	16 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	8 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	99 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	115 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	138 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	131 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	152 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	109 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	77 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	160 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	62 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	910 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	741 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	530 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	608 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	182 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	429 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	575 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	235 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	284 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	623 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	539 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	162 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	185 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	360 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	247 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	81 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	350 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	318 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	326 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	192 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	111 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	154 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	90 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	114 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	321 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	147 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	243 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	258 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	121 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	88 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	140 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	58 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	87 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	84 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	111 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	113 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	52 million	–	15 billion
1960	28 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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