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

United Arab Emirates
0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Yemen
0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
United Arab Emirates rank
8th
Yemen rank
5th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Yemen
00.050.10.15197119952020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 5th of 170 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0733 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1164 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.043 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Yemen
2000s 0.0469 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0851 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0382 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Yemen
2010s 0.0542 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0594 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, United Arab Emirates or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between United Arab Emirates and Yemen?
0.0085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Yemen?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2016.
How do United Arab Emirates and Yemen rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
United Arab Emirates ranks 8th and Yemen ranks 5th 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.