Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
102.77 billion current USD
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
22.76 billion current USD
in 2014
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
20th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B199320082024

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 102.77 billion current USD against 22.76 billion current USD in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 80.01 billion current USD.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 41 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 12.15 billion current USD 3.86 billion current USD 8.29 billion current USD Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 18.06 billion current USD 7.73 billion current USD 10.33 billion current USD Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 30.18 billion current USD 20.41 billion current USD 9.78 billion current USD Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 102.77 billion current USD against 22.76 billion current USD in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
80.01 billion current USD, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.