United Arab Emirates

Arms imports in United Arab Emirates

Arms imports in United Arab Emirates: 13 million TIV in 1968 and 868 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
868 million TIV
Since 1968
+855 million TIV
Rank, 2025
9 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in United Arab EmiratesArms imports in United Arab Emirates: 13 million TIV in 1968 and 868 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 2.32 billion TIV in 2013, the lowest 12 million TIV in 1969.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 2.32 billion TIV in 2013, the lowest 12 million TIV in 1969.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearUnited Arab EmiratesWorld
2025868 million33.3 billion
20241.09 billion30.6 billion
2023918 million29.5 billion
2022756 million33 billion
2021577 million26.8 billion
2020660 million23.4 billion
2019750 million26.9 billion
20181.17 billion27.3 billion
2017909 million31.2 billion
20161.49 billion31.4 billion
20151.69 billion28.7 billion
2014736 million27 billion
20132.32 billion27.4 billion
20121.14 billion27.9 billion
20111.22 billion29.9 billion
2010650 million25.8 billion
2009604 million24 billion
2008730 million24.1 billion
2007819 million26.5 billion
20061.93 billion24.4 billion
20052.07 billion21.3 billion
20041.15 billion21.3 billion
2003676 million19.2 billion
2002223 million17.7 billion
2001186 million18.3 billion
2000244 million20.5 billion
1999441 million25.3 billion
1998757 million27.9 billion
1997690 million28.9 billion
1996481 million23.7 billion
1995426 million22.9 billion
1994571 million22.8 billion
1993582 million25.8 billion
1992205 million24.3 billion
1991237 million27.8 billion
1990561 million28.6 billion
1989663 million31.7 billion
198845 million32.9 billion
1987195 million36.2 billion
1986132 million35.5 billion
1985145 million33.2 billion
1984310 million36.8 billion
1983163 million39.1 billion
1982155 million41.4 billion
1981420 million42 billion
1980213 million37.4 billion
197939 million33.3 billion
1978230 million39.2 billion
1977310 million37 billion
1976275 million33 billion
1975145 million34.2 billion
1974100 million32.9 billion
197388 million32.6 billion
197228 million28.7 billion
197124 million29.3 billion
197067 million22.1 billion
196912 million24.7 billion
196813 million22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
1960–15.7 billion

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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