Iran vs United States

Iran vs United States: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 80 million TIV in Iran and 14 billion TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 13.9 billion TIV, or 170 times that in Iran.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Iran vs United States: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 80 million TIV in Iran and 14 billion TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 13.9 billion TIV, or 170 times that in Iran.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1962.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIranUnited StatesWorld
202580 million14 billion33.5 billion
2024106 million13.7 billion30.7 billion
2023170 million10.9 billion29.5 billion
202248 million14.5 billion33.3 billion
20212 million11.6 billion27.1 billion
202016 million9.73 billion24.1 billion
20199 million10.5 billion27 billion
20189 million9.26 billion27.4 billion
201724 million11.4 billion31.3 billion
201624 million9.89 billion31.5 billion
201511 million10.3 billion28.7 billion
201434 million9.46 billion27.1 billion
20132 million7.77 billion27.4 billion
201235 million8.97 billion27.9 billion
201177 million9.04 billion29.9 billion
201054 million8.35 billion25.8 billion
200999 million7.15 billion24.4 billion
200882 million7.09 billion24.1 billion
20072 million7.87 billion26.5 billion
200678 million7.5 billion24.5 billion
20054 million6.72 billion21.4 billion
20043 million6.87 billion21.3 billion
200312 million5.68 billion19.2 billion
20029 million4.87 billion17.7 billion
200105.59 billion18.5 billion
200007.68 billion20.5 billion
1999011.6 billion25.4 billion
1998015.8 billion27.9 billion
1997014.5 billion28.9 billion
19963 million10.8 billion23.7 billion
19951 million11.2 billion22.9 billion
1994011.5 billion23 billion
19931 million13.8 billion25.8 billion
19921 million14.1 billion24.3 billion
19911 million12.6 billion28.2 billion
1990010.7 billion30.2 billion
19891 million11.4 billion34.9 billion
19881 million12 billion36.8 billion
19871 million12.2 billion39.4 billion
19861 million11.6 billion39 billion
19851 million10.8 billion38.2 billion
19841 million11.9 billion41.6 billion
19831 million13.8 billion43.9 billion
19821 million14 billion46.2 billion
19811 million13.7 billion45.8 billion
19801 million10.7 billion42.2 billion
1979–9.79 billion38.4 billion
1978–13.5 billion42.4 billion
1977–14.3 billion40 billion
1976–15.7 billion36 billion
197586 million15.3 billion37.2 billion
1974129 million12.7 billion36.6 billion
19736 million12 billion36.3 billion
1972106 million10.7 billion34.5 billion
19716 million11.6 billion32.9 billion
197023 million8.35 billion25.3 billion
1969–11.6 billion28.1 billion
1968–8.62 billion26.1 billion
196728 million7.44 billion25.6 billion
1966–8.94 billion25.8 billion
1965–12 billion25.8 billion
1964–12.5 billion26.7 billion
1963–9.43 billion20.3 billion
19623 million6.13 billion17.5 billion
1961–6.29 billion16.4 billion
1960–6.13 billion17.6 billion

Each country on its own

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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