Iran vs Nigeria: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $7.45B in Iran and $1.76B in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by $5.69B, or 4.24 times that in Nigeria.
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Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | $7.45B 2025 | $6.55B | 37 of 151 |
| Nigeria | $1.76B 2025 | $1.18B | 66 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 1974, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2025, Iran ranked 37 and Nigeria ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Iran | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.45B | $1.76B |
| 2024 | $7.89B | $1.14B |
| 2023 | $8.83B | $1.78B |
| 2022 | $8.36B | $1.48B |
| 2021 | $7.95B | $2.38B |
| 2020 | $6.54B | $1.52B |
| 2019 | $6.29B | $1.18B |
| 2018 | $7.51B | $1.29B |
| 2017 | $8.46B | $1.09B |
| 2016 | $7.52B | $1.14B |
| 2015 | $6.55B | $1.18B |
| 2014 | $6.16B | $1.21B |
| 2013 | $6.18B | $1.33B |
| 2012 | $7.67B | $1.39B |
| 2011 | $7.36B | $1.58B |
| 2010 | $8.53B | $1.41B |
| 2009 | $8.39B | $1.21B |
| 2008 | $8.02B | $1.16B |
| 2007 | $8.33B | $825M |
| 2006 | $9.06B | $711M |
| 2005 | $7.57B | $682M |
| 2004 | $6.36B | $772M |
| 2003 | $4.92B | $793M |
| 2002 | $4.22B | $1.29B |
| 2001 | $3.92B | $853M |
| 2000 | $3.52B | $599M |
| 1999 | $3.2B | $776M |
| 1998 | $3.16B | $458M |
| 1997 | $3.16B | $359M |
| 1996 | $2.83B | $334M |
| 1995 | $2.57B | $394M |
| 1994 | $2.62B | $342M |
| 1993 | $2.12B | $487M |
| 1992 | $1.81B | $360M |
| 1991 | $2.09B | $419M |
| 1990 | $2.32B | $437M |
| 1989 | $2.61B | $264M |
| 1988 | $3.53B | $389M |
| 1987 | $3.81B | $396M |
| 1986 | $4.16B | $494M |
| 1985 | $5.19B | $561M |
| 1984 | $4.97B | $574M |
| 1983 | $5.7B | $859M |
| 1982 | $6.08B | $998M |
| 1981 | $5.66B | $1.28B |
| 1980 | $3.8B | $1.93B |
| 1979 | $4.69B | $2.38B |
| 1978 | $8.42B | $2.75B |
| 1977 | $8.85B | $3.53B |
| 1976 | $10.6B | $3.33B |
| 1975 | $9.37B | $4.66B |
| 1974 | $6.89B | $2.85B |
| 1973 | $994M | $2.53B |
| 1972 | $929M | $2.36B |
| 1971 | $1.07B | $1.87B |
| 1970 | $1.72B | $2.26B |
| 1969 | $1.59B | $2.65B |
| 1968 | $1.28B | $1.58B |
| 1967 | $972M | $1.02B |
| 1966 | $764M | $228M |
| 1965 | $594M | $296M |
| 1964 | $472M | $254M |
| 1963 | $406M | $214M |
| 1962 | $348M | $177M |
| 1961 | $338M | $136M |
| 1960 | $324M | $120M |
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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.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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