What is the difference in military spending, per capita between United Arab Emirates and United States?

731 constant 2024 US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?

18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United Arab Emirates vs United States: Military spending, per capita

United Arab Emirates

3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2014

United States

2,719 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

United Arab Emirates rank

3rd

United States rank

6th

Military spending, per capita over time

United Arab Emirates
United States

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,719 constant 2024 US$ per person in United States, a difference of 731 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 161 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,858 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,048 constant 2024 US$ per person	810.17 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2000s	2,768 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,709 constant 2024 US$ per person	59.1 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates
2010s	3,449 constant 2024 US$ per person	3,105 constant 2024 US$ per person	343.88 constant 2024 US$ per person	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, United Arab Emirates or United States?: United Arab Emirates, at 3,450 constant 2024 US$ per person against 2,719 constant 2024 US$ per person in United States as of 2014.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between United Arab Emirates and United States?: 731 constant 2024 US$ per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do United Arab Emirates and United States rank globally for military spending, per capita?: United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.