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

Oman
0.0721 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Oman rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Oman
  • United Arab Emirates
00.511.5197119972023

How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.0721 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Oman ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 170 countries.

Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0738 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Oman
1980s 0.4317 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1022 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3295 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Oman
1990s 0.1817 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Oman
2000s 0.1232 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0469 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0763 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Oman
2010s 0.1051 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0549 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0502 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Oman
2020s 0.1127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0431 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Oman or United Arab Emirates?
Oman, at 0.0721 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Oman and United Arab Emirates?
0.0024 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United Arab Emirates?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Oman and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Oman ranks 7th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Oman vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-unit-of-gdp-2/oman/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/military-spending-per-unit-of-gdp-2/oman/united-arab-emirates/">Oman vs United Arab Emirates: Military spending, per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.