# The Arms Exports (SIPRI Trend Indicator Values)
The Arms Exports (SIPRI Trend Indicator Values) is an indicator developed by the **Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)** to measure the volume of international arms transfers, including **sales, aid, gifts, and transfers through manufacturing licenses**.
It focuses on major conventional weapons and excludes other categories:
- **Includes:** aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and military-use ships
- **Excludes:** small arms, light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and services
The values are expressed in **SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs)** in **US dollars (US$ million)**, with a "0" indicating that the value of deliveries is less than **US$0.5 million**.
The chart displays the values of arms exports to the **United Arab Emirates** in **US dollars (US$ million)** over a 19-year period, from **2004 to 2022**.