Armenia vs Iran
Armenia vs Iran: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 6.09% of GDP in Armenia and 2.09% of GDP in Iran, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Armenia, by 4 percentage points, or 2.91 times that in Iran.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Armenia has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Iran.
- In 2025, Armenia ranked 7 and Iran ranked 54 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Armenia | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.09 | 2.09 |
| 2024 | 5.46 | 2.22 |
| 2023 | 5.51 | 2.49 |
| 2022 | 4.08 | 2.24 |
| 2021 | 4.47 | 2.32 |
| 2020 | 4.98 | 2.18 |
| 2019 | 4.79 | 2.15 |
| 2018 | 4.12 | 2.36 |
| 2017 | 3.85 | 2.84 |
| 2016 | 4.09 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | 4.24 | 2.56 |
| 2014 | 3.94 | 2.12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2.18 |
| 2012 | 3.58 | 2.69 |
| 2011 | 3.85 | 2.38 |
| 2010 | 4.27 | 2.79 |
| 2009 | 4.16 | 3.05 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 2.68 |
| 2007 | 3.04 | 2.65 |
| 2006 | 2.95 | 3.32 |
| 2005 | 2.87 | 3.04 |
| 2004 | 2.74 | 2.84 |
| 2003 | 2.73 | 2.41 |
| 2002 | 2.7 | 2.18 |
| 2001 | 3.13 | 2.42 |
| 2000 | 3.56 | 2.3 |
| 1999 | 3.7 | 2.41 |
| 1998 | 3.53 | 2.63 |
| 1997 | 3.91 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | 3.28 | 2.25 |
| 1995 | 4.06 | 2.15 |
| 1994 | – | 2.07 |
| 1993 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 2.2 | 1.79 |
| 1991 | – | 2.17 |
| 1990 | – | 2.94 |
| 1989 | – | 4.56 |
| 1988 | – | 6.27 |
| 1987 | – | 5.89 |
| 1986 | – | 6.08 |
| 1985 | – | 6.51 |
| 1984 | – | 6.36 |
| 1983 | – | 7.1 |
| 1982 | – | 7.91 |
| 1981 | – | 8.19 |
| 1980 | – | 5.34 |
| 1979 | – | 5.8 |
| 1978 | – | 11.11 |
| 1977 | – | 10.19 |
| 1976 | – | 11.25 |
| 1975 | – | 12.07 |
| 1974 | – | 8.75 |
| 1973 | – | 1.87 |
| 1972 | – | 2.28 |
| 1971 | – | 3.05 |
| 1970 | – | 5.86 |
| 1969 | – | 5.97 |
| 1968 | – | 5.18 |
| 1967 | – | 4.46 |
| 1966 | – | 3.82 |
| 1965 | – | 3.25 |
| 1964 | – | 2.88 |
| 1963 | – | 2.59 |
| 1962 | – | 2.31 |
| 1961 | – | 2.35 |
| 1960 | – | 2.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 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 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