Israel vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Israel
0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Israel rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Israel
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Israel, a difference of 0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8485 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0738 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7747 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Israel
1980s 0.3875 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1022 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2853 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Israel
1990s 0.1418 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0685 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Israel
2000s 0.0969 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0469 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.05 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Israel
2010s 0.0675 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0549 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0126 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Israel
2020s 0.0611 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Israel and United Arab Emirates?
0.0081 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Arab Emirates?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Israel and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Israel ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.