United Arab Emirates

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Abu Dhabi

Rank #29 of 173

64.4Strength score

Photos

Honors for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Eisa Al Mazroueion at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia on August 22, 2024 - 240822-A-LT474-1023 (53942149229) — Honors for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Eisa Al Mazroueion at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia on August 22, 2024 - 240822-A-LT474-1023 (53942149229)3d U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" from Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall, Va. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

US Navy 051021-N-0716S-003 Crane loading relief supplies aboard the U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), containing food and clothing donated to the people of Pakistan by the citizens of United Arab Emirates ( — US Navy 051021-N-0716S-003 Crane loading relief supplies aboard the U.S. Navy dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), containing food and clothing donated to the people of Pakistan by the citizens of United Arab Emirates (U.S. Navy photo By Photographers Mate 3rd Class Tony Spiker · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

United Arab Emirates Air Force, 821Casa C-295MW (49570885912) — United Arab Emirates Air Force, 821Casa C-295MW (49570885912)Anna Zvereva from Tallinn, Estonia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

Finance87
Air power66
Manpower74
Land forces72
Naval power52
Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget: $22.8B #22
Budget as % of GDP: 5.64% #12
Spending per person: $1,976 #9
GDP: $552.3B #30
Population: 11,513,149 #85

Manpower

Active personnel: 63,000 #63
Reserve personnel: 0
Paramilitary: 0
Total personnel: 63,000 #68

Land forces

Tanks: 354 #25
Armoured vehicles: 1,565 #13
Self-propelled artillery: 165 #22
Towed artillery: 99 #37
Rocket launchers (MLRS): 49 #26

Air power

Total aircraft: 581 #19
Fighter jets: 135 #21
Attack aircraft & bombers: 40 #12
Transport aircraft: 58 #17
Helicopters: 250 #19
Attack helicopters: 30 #15

Naval power

Total naval vessels: 50 #30
Aircraft carriers: 0
Helicopter carriers: 0
Submarines: 0
Destroyers: 0
Frigates: 0
Corvettes: 11 #7
Patrol vessels: 39 #25

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: 0

Compare with…

Others in the region

5Pakistan79.4 VS
9Israel75.3 VS
13Egypt, Arab Rep.72.9 VS
14Iran, Islamic Rep.71.8 VS
15Saudi Arabia70.9 VS
16Algeria69.6 VS
30Iraq64.1 VS
50Morocco32.9 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2014)

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗