Brazil vs Iran
Brazil vs Iran: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.2% of government spending in Brazil and 11.2% of government spending in Iran, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 9 percentage points, or 5.06 times that in Brazil.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2001.
- In 2025, Brazil ranked 134 and Iran ranked 22 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Brazil | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2 | 11.2 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 11.9 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 14.9 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 14.1 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 14.5 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 14.6 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 14.6 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 16.1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 15.4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 15.6 |
| 2014 | 3.2 | 14.8 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 15.6 |
| 2012 | 3.5 | 19.3 |
| 2011 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 2010 | 3.9 | 16 |
| 2009 | 3.8 | 15.7 |
| 2008 | 3.6 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3.6 | 15.3 |
| 2006 | 3.5 | 14.3 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 13.6 |
| 2004 | 3.7 | 14.9 |
| 2003 | 3.6 | 12.1 |
| 2002 | 4.3 | 11.1 |
| 2001 | 4.9 | 14.6 |
| 2000 | – | 14 |
| 1999 | – | 12.6 |
| 1998 | – | 12.9 |
| 1997 | – | 11.9 |
| 1996 | – | 10.7 |
| 1995 | – | 8.5 |
| 1994 | – | 7.6 |
| 1993 | – | 5.1 |
| 1992 | – | 9.9 |
| 1991 | – | 12.5 |
| 1990 | – | 14.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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
Brazil vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Iran: 94.2% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025