Armenia vs Iran
Armenia vs Iran: Government debt
Government debt: 46.9% of GDP in Armenia in 2025 and 31.2% of GDP in Iran in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Armenia, by 16.8 percentage points, or 1.54 times that in Iran.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Armenia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1996.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Armenia at 44.7% of GDP and Iran at 43.4% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Armenia | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.9 | 35.6 |
| 2024 | 48 | 31.2 |
| 2023 | 48.5 | 29.6 |
| 2022 | 47.1 | 34.5 |
| 2021 | 60.9 | 39.9 |
| 2020 | 64.5 | 47.1 |
| 2019 | 51 | 44.6 |
| 2018 | 52.4 | 41.6 |
| 2017 | 55.1 | 43.2 |
| 2016 | 53.3 | 46 |
| 2015 | 45.5 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 40.8 | 10.9 |
| 2013 | 37.6 | 10.2 |
| 2012 | 35.9 | 11.8 |
| 2011 | 36.9 | 10.6 |
| 2010 | 34.9 | 12.8 |
| 2009 | 35.5 | 11.5 |
| 2008 | 15.2 | 10.6 |
| 2007 | 14.9 | 13.5 |
| 2006 | 16.9 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 18.3 |
| 2004 | 26.5 | 21.1 |
| 2003 | 33 | 22 |
| 2002 | 38.3 | 23.4 |
| 2001 | 38.1 | 21 |
| 2000 | 39.6 | 18.2 |
| 1999 | 39.2 | 22.2 |
| 1998 | 45.2 | 29.6 |
| 1997 | 46.5 | 30.9 |
| 1996 | 40.8 | 29.3 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Armenia | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48.1 | 39.1 |
| 2027 | 48.4 | 40.2 |
| 2028 | 48.6 | 40.8 |
| 2029 | 47.5 | 41.7 |
| 2030 | 46.1 | 42.7 |
| 2031 | 44.7 | 43.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Armenia vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyArmenia: 75.7 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArmenia: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArmenia: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterArmenia: 82.4% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionArmenia: 2.76% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateArmenia: 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArmenia: 2.94 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthArmenia: 2.79% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArmenia: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArmenia: 65.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageArmenia: 35.8 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArmenia: 13.2% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateArmenia: 25.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArmenia: $1.65B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personArmenia: $582 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArmenia: 19.9% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArmenia: 47,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerArmenia: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArmenia: 3.25% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArmenia: 21 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsArmenia: 4 million TIV in 2006Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025