Iran vs Philippines

Iran vs Philippines: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.09% of GDP in Iran and 1.3% of GDP in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.62 times that in Philippines.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Iran vs Philippines: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.09% of GDP in Iran and 1.3% of GDP in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.8 percentage points, or 1.62 times that in Philippines.
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What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Philippines.
  • In 2025, Iran ranked 54 and Philippines ranked 96 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearIranPhilippines
20252.091.3
20242.221.19
20232.491.18
20222.241.32
20212.321.41
20202.181.3
20192.151.13
20182.361.18
20172.841.17
20162.81.05
20152.561.09
20142.121.04
20132.181.19
20122.691.11
20112.381.15
20102.791.17
20093.051.2
20082.681.25
20072.651.29
20063.321.26
20053.041.28
20042.841.36
20032.411.55
20022.181.47
20012.421.47
20002.31.61
19992.411.62
19982.631.7
19972.51.91
19962.252.27
19952.152.29
19942.072.17
19931.72.16
19921.792.04
19912.172.01
19902.942.15
19894.562.24
19886.272.46
19875.891.97
19866.081.99
19856.511.98
19846.361.64
19837.12.41
19827.912.6
19818.192.76
19805.342.71
19795.82.97
197811.112.58
197710.193.62
197611.253.93
197512.07–
19748.753.56
19731.872.81
19722.282.34
19713.052.07
19705.862.16
19695.972.09
19685.181.87
19674.461.74
19663.821.65
19653.251.55
19642.881.71
19632.591.86
19622.311.81
19612.351.7
19602.31.78
1959–1.84
1958–1.96
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Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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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