Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
6th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Arab Emirates
0100200300400500196019922024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 65.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 4.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 43 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 7.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 59.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 52.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
1970s 7.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 224.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 216.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 6.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 180.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 173.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 5.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 193.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 187.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 4.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 118.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 113.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 133.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 128.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 10.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 74.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 64.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates?
65.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.