Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates
Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $1.35B in Tunisia in 2025 and $27.8B in United Arab Emirates in 2014, by SIPRI estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by $26.9B, or 30 times that in Tunisia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1997.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.35B | – |
| 2024 | $1.32B | – |
| 2023 | $1.29B | – |
| 2022 | $1.34B | – |
| 2021 | $1.41B | – |
| 2020 | $1.4B | – |
| 2019 | $1.34B | – |
| 2018 | $1.09B | – |
| 2017 | $1.08B | – |
| 2016 | $1.17B | – |
| 2015 | $1.1B | – |
| 2014 | $918M | $27.8B |
| 2013 | $769M | $29.5B |
| 2012 | $698M | $24.1B |
| 2011 | $691M | $24.4B |
| 2010 | $579M | $22.5B |
| 2009 | $558M | $17.9B |
| 2008 | $541M | $15.2B |
| 2007 | $498M | $12.5B |
| 2006 | $540M | $11.8B |
| 2005 | $512M | $11.9B |
| 2004 | $476M | $13B |
| 2003 | $467M | $11.7B |
| 2002 | $449M | $11.1B |
| 2001 | $453M | $12.3B |
| 2000 | $436M | $12.8B |
| 1999 | $418M | $9.37B |
| 1998 | $422M | $9.06B |
| 1997 | $414M | $7.68B |
| 1996 | $419M | – |
| 1995 | $364M | – |
| 1994 | $358M | – |
| 1993 | $346M | – |
| 1992 | $333M | – |
| 1991 | $331M | – |
| 1990 | $324M | – |
| 1989 | $352M | – |
| 1988 | $341M | – |
| 1987 | $295M | – |
| 1986 | $325M | – |
| 1985 | $379M | – |
| 1984 | $437M | – |
| 1983 | $639M | – |
| 1982 | $519M | – |
| 1981 | $344M | – |
| 1980 | $260M | – |
| 1979 | $244M | – |
| 1978 | $255M | – |
| 1977 | $229M | – |
| 1976 | $173M | – |
| 1975 | $150M | – |
| 1974 | $106M | – |
| 1973 | $104M | – |
| 1972 | $106M | – |
| 1971 | $94M | – |
| 1970 | $90.5M | – |
| 1969 | $70.8M | – |
| 1968 | $74.3M | – |
| 1967 | $66.2M | – |
| 1966 | $61.8M | – |
| 1965 | $58.9M | – |
| 1964 | $75M | – |
| 1963 | $62.2M | – |
| 1962 | $62M | – |
| 1961 | $81.3M | – |
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyTunisia: 76.5 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTunisia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTunisia: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionTunisia: 3.92% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateTunisia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTunisia: 12.2 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthTunisia: 0.65% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTunisia: 1.83 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTunisia: 70.7% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageTunisia: 32.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTunisia: 9.2% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateTunisia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personTunisia: $4,082 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthTunisia: 2.7% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationTunisia: 5.3% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtTunisia: 81.7% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTunisia: 2.5% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending per personTunisia: $121 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingTunisia: 7.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelTunisia: 48,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerTunisia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTunisia: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTunisia: 7 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025