Türkiye vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 381 million TIV in Türkiye and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 487 million TIV, or 2.28 times that in Türkiye.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Türkiye.
In 2025, Türkiye ranked 30 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	Türkiye	United Arab Emirates	World
2025	381 million	868 million	33.3 billion
2024	381 million	1.09 billion	30.6 billion
2023	679 million	918 million	29.5 billion
2022	187 million	756 million	33 billion
2021	249 million	577 million	26.8 billion
2020	110 million	660 million	23.4 billion
2019	742 million	750 million	26.9 billion
2018	476 million	1.17 billion	27.3 billion
2017	427 million	909 million	31.2 billion
2016	324 million	1.49 billion	31.4 billion
2015	446 million	1.69 billion	28.7 billion
2014	1.53 billion	736 million	27 billion
2013	769 million	2.32 billion	27.4 billion
2012	1.48 billion	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	794 million	1.22 billion	29.9 billion
2010	469 million	650 million	25.8 billion
2009	714 million	604 million	24 billion
2008	623 million	730 million	24.1 billion
2007	675 million	819 million	26.5 billion
2006	524 million	1.93 billion	24.4 billion
2005	1.08 billion	2.07 billion	21.3 billion
2004	252 million	1.15 billion	21.3 billion
2003	327 million	676 million	19.2 billion
2002	878 million	223 million	17.7 billion
2001	501 million	186 million	18.3 billion
2000	1.18 billion	244 million	20.5 billion
1999	1.73 billion	441 million	25.3 billion
1998	2.62 billion	757 million	27.9 billion
1997	1.51 billion	690 million	28.9 billion
1996	1.49 billion	481 million	23.7 billion
1995	1.56 billion	426 million	22.9 billion
1994	1.89 billion	571 million	22.8 billion
1993	2.33 billion	582 million	25.8 billion
1992	1.87 billion	205 million	24.3 billion
1991	1.29 billion	237 million	27.8 billion
1990	1.24 billion	561 million	28.6 billion
1989	1.03 billion	663 million	31.7 billion
1988	1.63 billion	45 million	32.9 billion
1987	1.43 billion	195 million	36.2 billion
1986	472 million	132 million	35.5 billion
1985	678 million	145 million	33.2 billion
1984	549 million	310 million	36.8 billion
1983	503 million	163 million	39.1 billion
1982	478 million	155 million	41.4 billion
1981	726 million	420 million	42 billion
1980	486 million	213 million	37.4 billion
1979	917 million	39 million	33.3 billion
1978	984 million	230 million	39.2 billion
1977	293 million	310 million	37 billion
1976	358 million	275 million	33 billion
1975	640 million	145 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.28 billion	100 million	32.9 billion
1973	790 million	88 million	32.6 billion
1972	1.09 billion	28 million	28.7 billion
1971	941 million	24 million	29.3 billion
1970	396 million	67 million	22.1 billion
1969	628 million	12 million	24.7 billion
1968	418 million	13 million	22.4 billion
1967	593 million	–	22.1 billion
1966	525 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	603 million	–	23.1 billion
1964	839 million	–	24.2 billion
1963	586 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	266 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	322 million	–	15 billion
1960	581 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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