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

0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

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

18 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.

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

Russia

0.0618 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Russia rank

11th

United Arab Emirates rank

8th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Russia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0618 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Russia, a difference of 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 11th 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	Russia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0714 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1093 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.0566 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.081 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0244 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0676 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0377 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, Russia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.0654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0618 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Russia as of 2014.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Russia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
How do Russia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Russia ranks 11th 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.