Iran vs Russia

Iran vs Russia: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 80 million TIV in Iran and 1.94 billion TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 1.86 billion TIV, or 24 times that in Iran.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Iran vs Russia: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 80 million TIV in Iran and 1.94 billion TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 1.86 billion TIV, or 24 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIranRussiaWorld
202580 million1.94 billion33.5 billion
2024106 million1.99 billion30.7 billion
2023170 million1.51 billion29.5 billion
202248 million2.57 billion33.3 billion
20212 million2.4 billion27.1 billion
202016 million3.66 billion24.1 billion
20199 million5.37 billion27 billion
20189 million7.15 billion27.4 billion
201724 million6.4 billion31.3 billion
201624 million6.75 billion31.5 billion
201511 million5.8 billion28.7 billion
201434 million5.4 billion27.1 billion
20132 million7.89 billion27.4 billion
201235 million8.34 billion27.9 billion
201177 million8.79 billion29.9 billion
201054 million6.23 billion25.8 billion
200999 million5.13 billion24.4 billion
200882 million6 billion24.1 billion
20072 million5.6 billion26.5 billion
200678 million5.18 billion24.5 billion
20054 million5.2 billion21.4 billion
20043 million6.35 billion21.3 billion
200312 million5.27 billion19.2 billion
20029 million5.74 billion17.7 billion
200105.25 billion18.5 billion
200004.5 billion20.5 billion
199904.41 billion25.4 billion
199802.12 billion27.9 billion
199703.45 billion28.9 billion
19963 million3.64 billion23.7 billion
19951 million3.83 billion22.9 billion
199401.54 billion23 billion
19931 million3.49 billion25.8 billion
19921 million2.64 billion24.3 billion
19911 million–28.2 billion
19900–30.2 billion
19891 million–34.9 billion
19881 million–36.8 billion
19871 million–39.4 billion
19861 million–39 billion
19851 million–38.2 billion
19841 million–41.6 billion
19831 million–43.9 billion
19821 million–46.2 billion
19811 million–45.8 billion
19801 million–42.2 billion
1979––38.4 billion
1978––42.4 billion
1977––40 billion
1976––36 billion
197586 million–37.2 billion
1974129 million–36.6 billion
19736 million–36.3 billion
1972106 million–34.5 billion
19716 million–32.9 billion
197023 million–25.3 billion
1969––28.1 billion
1968––26.1 billion
196728 million–25.6 billion
1966––25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
1964––26.7 billion
1963––20.3 billion
19623 million–17.5 billion
1961––16.4 billion
1960––17.6 billion

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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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