Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending, gaps filled

Netherlands
27.00 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
27.81 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2014
Netherlands rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 27.81 billion constant 2024 US$ against 27.00 billion constant 2024 US$ in Netherlands, a difference of 812.30 million constant 2024 US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 12.30 billion constant 2024 US$ 8.70 billion constant 2024 US$ 3.60 billion constant 2024 US$ Netherlands
2000s 12.93 billion constant 2024 US$ 13.01 billion constant 2024 US$ 80.75 million constant 2024 US$ United Arab Emirates
2010s 11.92 billion constant 2024 US$ 25.64 billion constant 2024 US$ 13.73 billion constant 2024 US$ United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 27.81 billion constant 2024 US$ against 27.00 billion constant 2024 US$ in Netherlands as of 2014.
What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
812.30 million constant 2024 US$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Netherlands ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.