What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Myanmar and United Arab Emirates?

0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

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

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

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.

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

Myanmar

0.0628 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Myanmar rank

10th

United Arab Emirates rank

8th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Myanmar
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0628 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0861 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1093 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0232 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0983 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0294 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0513 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0662 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0149 constant 2024 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, Myanmar or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0628 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Myanmar as of 2014.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Myanmar and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and United Arab Emirates?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Myanmar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Myanmar ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.