Armenia vs Iran
Armenia vs Iran: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.65B in Armenia and $7.45B in Iran, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by $5.8B, or 4.53 times that in Armenia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2025, Armenia ranked 67 and Iran ranked 37 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Armenia | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.65B | $7.45B |
| 2024 | $1.42B | $7.89B |
| 2023 | $1.33B | $8.83B |
| 2022 | $904M | $8.36B |
| 2021 | $883M | $7.95B |
| 2020 | $934M | $6.54B |
| 2019 | $961M | $6.29B |
| 2018 | $772M | $7.51B |
| 2017 | $684M | $8.46B |
| 2016 | $668M | $7.52B |
| 2015 | $679M | $6.55B |
| 2014 | $628M | $6.16B |
| 2013 | $618M | $6.18B |
| 2012 | $549M | $7.67B |
| 2011 | $536M | $7.36B |
| 2010 | $585M | $8.53B |
| 2009 | $560M | $8.39B |
| 2008 | $537M | $8.02B |
| 2007 | $463M | $8.33B |
| 2006 | $395M | $9.06B |
| 2005 | $334M | $7.57B |
| 2004 | $273M | $6.36B |
| 2003 | $248M | $4.92B |
| 2002 | $215M | $4.22B |
| 2001 | $217M | $3.92B |
| 2000 | $224M | $3.52B |
| 1999 | $221M | $3.2B |
| 1998 | $205M | $3.16B |
| 1997 | $208M | $3.16B |
| 1996 | $164M | $2.83B |
| 1995 | $190M | $2.57B |
| 1994 | – | $2.62B |
| 1993 | $76.8M | $2.12B |
| 1992 | $208M | $1.81B |
| 1991 | – | $2.09B |
| 1990 | – | $2.32B |
| 1989 | – | $2.61B |
| 1988 | – | $3.53B |
| 1987 | – | $3.81B |
| 1986 | – | $4.16B |
| 1985 | – | $5.19B |
| 1984 | – | $4.97B |
| 1983 | – | $5.7B |
| 1982 | – | $6.08B |
| 1981 | – | $5.66B |
| 1980 | – | $3.8B |
| 1979 | – | $4.69B |
| 1978 | – | $8.42B |
| 1977 | – | $8.85B |
| 1976 | – | $10.6B |
| 1975 | – | $9.37B |
| 1974 | – | $6.89B |
| 1973 | – | $994M |
| 1972 | – | $929M |
| 1971 | – | $1.07B |
| 1970 | – | $1.72B |
| 1969 | – | $1.59B |
| 1968 | – | $1.28B |
| 1967 | – | $972M |
| 1966 | – | $764M |
| 1965 | – | $594M |
| 1964 | – | $472M |
| 1963 | – | $406M |
| 1962 | – | $348M |
| 1961 | – | $338M |
| 1960 | – | $324M |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP 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