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

1.81 billion current USD, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil 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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United Arab Emirates: Military expenditure

Brazil

20.95 billion current USD

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

22.76 billion current USD

in 2014

Brazil rank

22nd

United Arab Emirates rank

20th

Military expenditure over time

Brazil
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 22.76 billion current USD against 20.95 billion current USD in Brazil, a difference of 1.81 billion current USD.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 167 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.72 billion current USD	3.86 billion current USD	8.86 billion current USD	Brazil
2000s	15.07 billion current USD	7.73 billion current USD	7.34 billion current USD	Brazil
2010s	34.09 billion current USD	20.41 billion current USD	13.69 billion current USD	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Brazil or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 22.76 billion current USD against 20.95 billion current USD in Brazil as of 2014.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Brazil and United Arab Emirates?: 1.81 billion current USD, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Brazil and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military expenditure?: Brazil ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)