Which has higher military expenditure, Lower middle income or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 17.0% against 7.4% in Lower middle income as of 2014.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Lower middle income and United Arab Emirates?

9.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lower middle income vs United Arab Emirates: Military expenditure

Lower middle income

7.4%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

17.0%

in 2014

Lower middle income rank

15th

United Arab Emirates rank

15th

Military expenditure over time

Lower middle income
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 17.0% against 7.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.6%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.3 times Lower middle income's.

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

Lower middle income ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lower middle income	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.7%	20.1%	8.4%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	10.5%	21.5%	11.1%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	9.3%	18.1%	8.9%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Lower middle income or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 17.0% against 7.4% in Lower middle income as of 2014.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Lower middle income and United Arab Emirates?: 9.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Lower middle income and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military expenditure?: Lower middle income ranks 15th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 5,828 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure