Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2014. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2014, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0575 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0323 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2006.
That places United Arab Emirates 13th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0423 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0.053 current USD per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0501 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0563 current USD per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0561 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0488 current USD per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0469 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0461 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0366 current USD per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0323 current USD per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0328 current USD per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0367 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP | +48.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0569 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.052 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0575 current USD per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0485 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0423 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.053 current USD per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0447 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0323 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0563 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0537 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0575 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 10 Burundi 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Oman 0.0559 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Armenia 0.0546 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 0.0507 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Kuwait 0.0484 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Turkmenistan 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP
More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 320,404 current USD per square kilometre (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in United Arab Emirates was 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0575 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 13th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.