Iran vs Netherlands

Iran vs Netherlands: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.09% of GDP in Iran and 2.2% of GDP in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Iran.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Iran vs Netherlands: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.09% of GDP in Iran and 2.2% of GDP in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Iran.
  • In 2025, Iran ranked 54 and Netherlands ranked 48 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearIranNetherlands
20252.092.2
20242.221.94
20232.491.44
20222.241.3
20212.321.37
20202.181.41
20192.151.29
20182.361.2
20172.841.14
20162.81.14
20152.561.12
20142.121.15
20132.181.16
20122.691.23
20112.381.28
20102.791.32
20093.051.39
20082.681.3
20072.651.35
20063.321.39
20053.041.39
20042.841.42
20032.411.44
20022.181.42
20012.421.44
20002.31.43
19992.411.57
19982.631.56
19972.51.64
19962.251.74
19952.151.77
19942.071.91
19931.72.03
19921.792.21
19912.172.25
19902.942.37
19894.562.52
19886.272.61
19875.892.71
19866.082.73
19856.512.77
19846.362.86
19837.12.85
19827.913.14
19818.192.86
19805.342.78
19795.82.84
197811.112.75
197710.192.95
197611.252.69
197512.072.84
19748.752.65
19731.872.7
19722.282.82
19713.052.84
19705.862.87
19695.973.23
19685.183.26
19674.463.52
19663.823.37
19653.253.57
19642.883.93
19632.594.01
19622.314.12
19612.354.09
19602.33.7
1959–4.02
1958–4.72
1957–5.32
1956–5.79

Each country on its own

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.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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