Armenia vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending as a share of GDP
Armenia
4.2%
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
4.8%
in 2019
Armenia rank
12th
United Arab Emirates rank
9th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Armenia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 4.8% against 4.2% in Armenia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Armenia ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Armenia |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 2.3% | 3.3% | Armenia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.1% | 0.4% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Armenia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 4.8% against 4.2% in Armenia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Armenia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and United Arab Emirates?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Armenia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).