Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 824 million TIV in Netherlands and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 44 million TIV, or 1.05 times that in Netherlands.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Netherlands.
In 2025, Netherlands ranked 12 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	Netherlands	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	824 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	333 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	374 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	725 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	512 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	575 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	494 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	139 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	33 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	69 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	51 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	8 million	736 million	27 billion
2013	488 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	190 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	115 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	171 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	262 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	147 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	221 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	304 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	86 million	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	130 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	128 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	247 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	164 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	123 million	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	278 million	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	269 million	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	126 million	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	203 million	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	84 million	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	205 million	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	140 million	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	237 million	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	322 million	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	273 million	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	705 million	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	393 million	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	614 million	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	792 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	892 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	1.17 billion	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	1.33 billion	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	1.24 billion	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	755 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	645 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	792 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	717 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	606 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	285 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	108 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	40 million	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	21 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	650 million	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	698 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	699 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	569 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	288 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	751 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	204 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	815 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	1.01 billion	–	24.2 billion
1963	767 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	294 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	227 million	–	15 billion
1960	255 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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Deaths in conflictsNetherlands: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022