What is the difference in military expenditure between Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates?

10.23 billion current LCU, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates?

18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs United Arab Emirates: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Ethiopia

73.34 billion current LCU

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

83.57 billion current LCU

in 2014

Ethiopia rank

75th

United Arab Emirates rank

73rd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Ethiopia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 83.57 billion current LCU against 73.34 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 10.23 billion current LCU.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 75th and United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd of 168 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.45 billion current LCU	14.17 billion current LCU	10.72 billion current LCU	United Arab Emirates
2000s	3.26 billion current LCU	28.40 billion current LCU	25.14 billion current LCU	United Arab Emirates
2010s	6.18 billion current LCU	74.94 billion current LCU	68.76 billion current LCU	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ethiopia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 83.57 billion current LCU against 73.34 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2014.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates?: 10.23 billion current LCU, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military expenditure?: Ethiopia ranks 75th and United Arab Emirates ranks 73rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)