Which has higher military expenditure, Russian Federation or United Arab Emirates?

Russian Federation, at 7.1% against 5.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.

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

1.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs United Arab Emirates: Military expenditure

Russian Federation

7.1%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

5.6%

in 2014

Russian Federation rank

6th

United Arab Emirates rank

9th

Military expenditure over time

Russian Federation
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 7.1% against 5.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.3%	7.7%	4.4%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	3.4%	4.7%	1.3%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	3.7%	5.7%	1.9%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Russian Federation or United Arab Emirates?: Russian Federation, at 7.1% against 5.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Russian Federation and United Arab Emirates?: 1.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Russian Federation and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military expenditure?: Russian Federation ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product