Iran vs Türkiye
Iran vs Türkiye: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.09% of GDP in Iran and 1.91% of GDP in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 0.18 percentage points, or 1.1 times that in Türkiye.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Iran ranked 54 and Türkiye ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Iran | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.09 | 1.91 |
| 2024 | 2.22 | 1.84 |
| 2023 | 2.49 | 1.69 |
| 2022 | 2.24 | 1.63 |
| 2021 | 2.32 | 1.81 |
| 2020 | 2.18 | 2.16 |
| 2019 | 2.15 | 2.64 |
| 2018 | 2.36 | 2.49 |
| 2017 | 2.84 | 2.04 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 2.05 |
| 2015 | 2.56 | 1.81 |
| 2014 | 2.12 | 1.87 |
| 2013 | 2.18 | 1.92 |
| 2012 | 2.69 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2.38 | 2.02 |
| 2010 | 2.79 | 2.26 |
| 2009 | 3.05 | 2.45 |
| 2008 | 2.68 | 2.17 |
| 2007 | 2.65 | 2.19 |
| 2006 | 3.32 | 2.33 |
| 2005 | 3.04 | 2.38 |
| 2004 | 2.84 | 2.66 |
| 2003 | 2.41 | 3.26 |
| 2002 | 2.18 | 3.76 |
| 2001 | 2.42 | 3.57 |
| 2000 | 2.3 | 3.64 |
| 1999 | 2.41 | 3.88 |
| 1998 | 2.63 | 3.18 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 2.95 |
| 1996 | 2.25 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2.15 | 2.82 |
| 1994 | 2.07 | 4.05 |
| 1993 | 1.7 | 3.92 |
| 1992 | 1.79 | 3.87 |
| 1991 | 2.17 | 3.75 |
| 1990 | 2.94 | 3.53 |
| 1989 | 4.56 | 3.15 |
| 1988 | 6.27 | 2.93 |
| 1987 | 5.89 | 3.33 |
| 1986 | 6.08 | 3.64 |
| 1985 | 6.51 | 3.53 |
| 1984 | 6.36 | 3.6 |
| 1983 | 7.1 | 3.94 |
| 1982 | 7.91 | 4.3 |
| 1981 | 8.19 | 3.83 |
| 1980 | 5.34 | 3.9 |
| 1979 | 5.8 | 3.36 |
| 1978 | 11.11 | 4.19 |
| 1977 | 10.19 | 4.71 |
| 1976 | 11.25 | 4.94 |
| 1975 | 12.07 | 5.12 |
| 1974 | 8.75 | 3.19 |
| 1973 | 1.87 | 3.35 |
| 1972 | 2.28 | 3.45 |
| 1971 | 3.05 | 3.5 |
| 1970 | 5.86 | 3.26 |
| 1969 | 5.97 | 3.08 |
| 1968 | 5.18 | 3.28 |
| 1967 | 4.46 | 3.26 |
| 1966 | 3.82 | 3.14 |
| 1965 | 3.25 | 3.55 |
| 1964 | 2.88 | 3.42 |
| 1963 | 2.59 | 3.39 |
| 1962 | 2.31 | 3.71 |
| 1961 | 2.35 | 3.77 |
| 1960 | 2.3 | 3.53 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Iran vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
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Military
- Military spending in US dollarsIran: $7.45B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025