Egypt vs Iran

Egypt vs Iran: Arms exports

Arms exports: 2 million TIV in Egypt in 2024 and 80 million TIV in Iran in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 104 million TIV, or 53 times that in Egypt.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Egypt vs Iran: Arms exportsArms exports: 2 million TIV in Egypt in 2024 and 80 million TIV in Iran in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 104 million TIV, or 53 times that in Egypt.
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What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Egypt.
  • The world as a whole: 30.7 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEgyptIranWorld
2025–80 million33.5 billion
20242 million106 million30.7 billion
20234 million170 million29.5 billion
202241 million48 million33.3 billion
202141 million2 million27.1 billion
2020–16 million24.1 billion
20198 million9 million27 billion
2018–9 million27.4 billion
2017–24 million31.3 billion
2016–24 million31.5 billion
201521 million11 million28.7 billion
20147 million34 million27.1 billion
2013–2 million27.4 billion
2012–35 million27.9 billion
2011–77 million29.9 billion
2010–54 million25.8 billion
2009–99 million24.4 billion
2008–82 million24.1 billion
2007–2 million26.5 billion
2006–78 million24.5 billion
2005–4 million21.4 billion
2004–3 million21.3 billion
2003–12 million19.2 billion
2002–9 million17.7 billion
2001–018.5 billion
2000–020.5 billion
1999–025.4 billion
1998–027.9 billion
19975 million028.9 billion
19965 million3 million23.7 billion
199512 million1 million22.9 billion
199417 million023 billion
199328 million1 million25.8 billion
199215 million1 million24.3 billion
1991–1 million28.2 billion
199025 million030.2 billion
198981 million1 million34.9 billion
198881 million1 million36.8 billion
198776 million1 million39.4 billion
198619 million1 million39 billion
19855 million1 million38.2 billion
198437 million1 million41.6 billion
198371 million1 million43.9 billion
198281 million1 million46.2 billion
198171 million1 million45.8 billion
198029 million1 million42.2 billion
197932 million–38.4 billion
197878 million–42.4 billion
197751 million–40 billion
1976––36 billion
197516 million86 million37.2 billion
1974–129 million36.6 billion
1973–6 million36.3 billion
1972–106 million34.5 billion
1971–6 million32.9 billion
197039 million23 million25.3 billion
196915 million–28.1 billion
196826 million–26.1 billion
196715 million28 million25.6 billion
196614 million–25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
19641 million–26.7 billion
19638 million–20.3 billion
19627 million3 million17.5 billion
19610–16.4 billion
19600–17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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