Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Australia
983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th

Arms imports over time

  • Australia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 634.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 621.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
1970s 392.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 128.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 264.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
1980s 562.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 243.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 318.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
1990s 356.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 494.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 138.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values United Arab Emirates
2000s 641.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 862.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values 220.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values United Arab Emirates
2010s 1.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 109.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia
2020s 1.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 756.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 248.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Australia or United Arab Emirates?
Australia, at 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between Australia and United Arab Emirates?
51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Arab Emirates?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Australia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arms imports?
Australia ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). 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)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.