UAE Military Spending/Defense Budget 1997-2025

UAE military spending/defense budget for 2014 was 22.76 billion US dollars, a 3.42% decline from 2013.
  • UAE military spending/defense budget for 2013 was 23.56 billion US dollars, a 23.85% increase from 2012.
  • UAE military spending/defense budget for 2012 was 19.02 billion US dollars, a 0.82% decline from 2011.
  • UAE military spending/defense budget for 2011 was 19.18 billion US dollars, a 9.58% increase from 2010.
Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
Country Rankings
Country Name Military Spending (US $)
United States $647.79B
China $182.11B
Euro Area $179.67B
Russia $84.70B
Saudi Arabia $80.76B
United Kingdom $67.00B
France $53.13B
India $50.91B
Japan $46.90B
Germany $44.66B
South Korea $37.55B
Brazil $32.66B
Italy $27.70B
Australia $25.78B
UAE $22.76B
Canada $17.85B
Israel $17.74B
Turkey $17.58B
Spain $17.18B
Colombia $11.85B
Poland $10.35B
Netherlands $10.33B
Iran $9.90B
Algeria $9.72B
Singapore $9.60B
Pakistan $8.68B
Oman $8.21B
Norway $7.34B
Indonesia $6.93B
Iraq $6.92B
Angola $6.85B
Mexico $6.76B
Sweden $6.56B
Kuwait $5.83B
Thailand $5.73B
Greece $5.53B
Belgium $5.19B
Chile $5.10B
Egypt $5.09B
Argentina $4.98B
Malaysia $4.92B
Switzerland $4.61B
Vietnam $4.26B
Denmark $4.06B
Morocco $4.05B
Finland $3.99B
South Africa $3.89B
Libya $3.76B
Azerbaijan $3.43B
Austria $3.31B
Peru $3.22B
Philippines $3.10B
Portugal $3.00B
Ukraine $3.00B
Ecuador $2.79B
Romania $2.69B
Myanmar $2.37B
Nigeria $2.36B
Bangladesh $2.36B
Kazakhstan $2.31B
Lebanon $2.27B
Czech Republic $2.02B
New Zealand $1.99B
Sri Lanka $1.91B
Yemen $1.71B
Venezuela $1.55B
Jordan $1.55B
Bahrain $1.48B
South Sudan $1.30B
Hungary $1.21B
Ireland $1.19B
Croatia $1.06B
Uruguay $1.03B
Belarus $1.00B
Slovak Republic $997.70M
Serbia $913.37M
Tunisia $908.36M
North Korea $824.44M
Kenya $819.04M
Bulgaria $747.53M
Republic of Congo $704.89M
Bolivia $625.91M
Namibia $537.46M
Brunei $527.79M
Estonia $512.12M
Tanzania $507.29M
Slovenia $486.19M
Armenia $457.81M
Zambia $443.60M
Dominican Republic $437.57M
Lithuania $426.91M
Georgia $415.64M
Ethiopia $414.48M
Cameroon $401.53M
Paraguay $398.37M
Chad $392.38M
Zimbabwe $368.10M
Cyprus $357.81M
Botswana $346.28M
Democratic Republic of Congo $341.22M
Nepal $328.12M
Uganda $325.66M
Honduras $314.07M
Latvia $295.73M
Cambodia $277.97M
Afghanistan $268.24M
Ghana $252.65M
Luxembourg $252.08M
Guatemala $245.67M
Senegal $239.89M
El Salvador $233.90M
Mali $218.12M
Gabon $208.12M
Guinea $196.95M
Bosnia $190.38M
Trinidad and Tobago $188.89M
Albania $178.12M
Burkina Faso $177.17M
Mozambique $173.75M
Equatorial Guinea $166.54M
Niger $145.60M
Mauritania $144.84M
Kyrgyz Republic $127.97M
Cuba $125.64M
North Macedonia $124.19M
Jamaica $121.31M
Papua New Guinea $112.38M
Mongolia $105.11M
Tajikistan $104.28M
Benin $92.99M
Rwanda $90.94M
Togo $83.08M
Nicaragua $81.39M
Eswatini $81.36M
Fiji $74.79M
Madagascar $69.68M
Montenegro $67.54M
Burundi $62.18M
Somalia $60.26M
Malta $56.51M
Kosovo $53.58M
Malawi $49.45M
Sierra Leone $48.81M
Lesotho $47.69M
Guyana $39.28M
Central African Republic $38.41M
Seychelles $30.91M
Timor-Leste $29.62M
Moldova $27.57M
Guinea-Bissau $21.47M
Belize $19.92M
Mauritius $19.74M
Gambia $14.60M
Liberia $14.53M
Cabo Verde $10.05M
Haiti $5.35M
Costa Rica $0
Iceland $0
Panama $0