Egypt vs Iran
Egypt vs Iran: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.26B in Egypt and $7.45B in Iran, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by $5.19B, or 3.3 times that in Egypt.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Egypt.
- In 2025, Egypt ranked 62 and Iran ranked 37 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Egypt | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.26B | $7.45B |
| 2024 | $2.4B | $7.89B |
| 2023 | $2.75B | $8.83B |
| 2022 | $3.38B | $8.36B |
| 2021 | $3.5B | $7.95B |
| 2020 | $3.24B | $6.54B |
| 2019 | $3B | $6.29B |
| 2018 | $2.89B | $7.51B |
| 2017 | $2.94B | $8.46B |
| 2016 | $3.49B | $7.52B |
| 2015 | $3.7B | $6.55B |
| 2014 | $3.49B | $6.16B |
| 2013 | $3.2B | $6.18B |
| 2012 | $3.22B | $7.67B |
| 2011 | $3.31B | $7.36B |
| 2010 | $3.41B | $8.53B |
| 2009 | $3.41B | $8.39B |
| 2008 | $3.52B | $8.02B |
| 2007 | $3.78B | $8.33B |
| 2006 | $3.75B | $9.06B |
| 2005 | $3.66B | $7.57B |
| 2004 | $3.67B | $6.36B |
| 2003 | $3.88B | $4.92B |
| 2002 | $3.8B | $4.22B |
| 2001 | $3.36B | $3.92B |
| 2000 | $2.79B | $3.52B |
| 1999 | $2.61B | $3.2B |
| 1998 | $2.6B | $3.16B |
| 1997 | $2.58B | $3.16B |
| 1996 | $2.52B | $2.83B |
| 1995 | $2.49B | $2.57B |
| 1994 | $2.53B | $2.62B |
| 1993 | $2.41B | $2.12B |
| 1992 | $2.49B | $1.81B |
| 1991 | $2.54B | $2.09B |
| 1990 | $2.52B | $2.32B |
| 1989 | $2.56B | $2.61B |
| 1988 | $3.18B | $3.53B |
| 1987 | $4.03B | $3.81B |
| 1986 | $4.75B | $4.16B |
| 1985 | $5.23B | $5.19B |
| 1984 | $5.22B | $4.97B |
| 1983 | $4.9B | $5.7B |
| 1982 | $4.37B | $6.08B |
| 1981 | $3.95B | $5.66B |
| 1980 | $3.27B | $3.8B |
| 1979 | $3.34B | $4.69B |
| 1978 | $4.43B | $8.42B |
| 1977 | $5.44B | $8.85B |
| 1976 | $4.91B | $10.6B |
| 1975 | $4.74B | $9.37B |
| 1974 | $5B | $6.89B |
| 1973 | $3.76B | $994M |
| 1972 | $3.7B | $929M |
| 1971 | $4.48B | $1.07B |
| 1970 | $3.99B | $1.72B |
| 1969 | $3.37B | $1.59B |
| 1968 | $2.54B | $1.28B |
| 1967 | $1.96B | $972M |
| 1966 | $1.87B | $764M |
| 1965 | $2.18B | $594M |
| 1964 | $2.18B | $472M |
| 1963 | $1.69B | $406M |
| 1962 | $1.18B | $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
Egypt vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025