Iran vs United States
Iran vs United States: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $7.45B in Iran and $929B in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by $922B, or 120 times that in Iran.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Iran ranked 37 and United States ranked 1 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Iran | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.45B | $929B |
| 2024 | $7.89B | $1.01T |
| 2023 | $8.83B | $943B |
| 2022 | $8.36B | $923B |
| 2021 | $7.95B | $933B |
| 2020 | $6.54B | $943B |
| 2019 | $6.29B | $901B |
| 2018 | $7.51B | $853B |
| 2017 | $8.46B | $828B |
| 2016 | $7.52B | $836B |
| 2015 | $6.55B | $839B |
| 2014 | $6.16B | $858B |
| 2013 | $6.18B | $915B |
| 2012 | $7.67B | $991B |
| 2011 | $7.36B | $1.05T |
| 2010 | $8.53B | $1.06T |
| 2009 | $8.39B | $1.03T |
| 2008 | $8.02B | $957B |
| 2007 | $8.33B | $892B |
| 2006 | $9.06B | $869B |
| 2005 | $7.57B | $857B |
| 2004 | $6.36B | $819B |
| 2003 | $4.92B | $751B |
| 2002 | $4.22B | $660B |
| 2001 | $3.92B | $588B |
| 2000 | $3.52B | $583B |
| 1999 | $3.2B | $561B |
| 1998 | $3.16B | $560B |
| 1997 | $3.16B | $573B |
| 1996 | $2.83B | $576B |
| 1995 | $2.57B | $609B |
| 1994 | $2.62B | $652B |
| 1993 | $2.12B | $688B |
| 1992 | $1.81B | $727B |
| 1991 | $2.09B | $690B |
| 1990 | $2.32B | $781B |
| 1989 | $2.61B | $815B |
| 1988 | $3.53B | $821B |
| 1987 | $3.81B | $839B |
| 1986 | $4.16B | $846B |
| 1985 | $5.19B | $793B |
| 1984 | $4.97B | $740B |
| 1983 | $5.7B | $704B |
| 1982 | $6.08B | $721B |
| 1981 | $5.66B | $609B |
| 1980 | $3.8B | $547B |
| 1979 | $4.69B | $548B |
| 1978 | $8.42B | $545B |
| 1977 | $8.85B | $542B |
| 1976 | $10.6B | $522B |
| 1975 | $9.37B | $537B |
| 1974 | $6.89B | $568B |
| 1973 | $994M | $575B |
| 1972 | $929M | $605B |
| 1971 | $1.07B | $606B |
| 1970 | $1.72B | $674B |
| 1969 | $1.59B | $727B |
| 1968 | $1.28B | $761B |
| 1967 | $972M | $737B |
| 1966 | $764M | $642B |
| 1965 | $594M | $543B |
| 1964 | $472M | $540B |
| 1963 | $406M | $559B |
| 1962 | $348M | $567B |
| 1961 | $338M | $523B |
| 1960 | $324M | $502B |
| 1959 | – | $515B |
| 1958 | – | $511B |
| 1957 | – | $514B |
| 1956 | – | $500B |
| 1955 | – | $493B |
| 1954 | – | $521B |
| 1953 | – | $604B |
| 1952 | – | $587B |
| 1951 | – | $416B |
| 1950 | – | $195B |
| 1949 | – | $181B |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyIran: 77.7 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIran: 94.2% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionIran: 5.12% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateIran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIran: 90.6 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthIran: 1.12% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIran: 77.4% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageIran: 32.9 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIran: 7.9% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personIran: $80 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIran: 650,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerIran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIran: 42 million TIV in 2024United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIran: 80 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025