Iran

Arms exports in Iran

Arms exports in Iran: 3 million TIV in 1962 and 80 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
80 million TIV
Since 1962
+77 million TIV
World, 2025
33.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms exports in IranArms exports in Iran: 3 million TIV in 1962 and 80 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 170 million TIV in 2023, the lowest 0 TIV in 1990.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 170 million TIV in 2023, the lowest 0 TIV in 1990.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIranWorld
202580 million33.5 billion
2024106 million30.7 billion
2023170 million29.5 billion
202248 million33.3 billion
20212 million27.1 billion
202016 million24.1 billion
20199 million27 billion
20189 million27.4 billion
201724 million31.3 billion
201624 million31.5 billion
201511 million28.7 billion
201434 million27.1 billion
20132 million27.4 billion
201235 million27.9 billion
201177 million29.9 billion
201054 million25.8 billion
200999 million24.4 billion
200882 million24.1 billion
20072 million26.5 billion
200678 million24.5 billion
20054 million21.4 billion
20043 million21.3 billion
200312 million19.2 billion
20029 million17.7 billion
2001018.5 billion
2000020.5 billion
1999025.4 billion
1998027.9 billion
1997028.9 billion
19963 million23.7 billion
19951 million22.9 billion
1994023 billion
19931 million25.8 billion
19921 million24.3 billion
19911 million28.2 billion
1990030.2 billion
19891 million34.9 billion
19881 million36.8 billion
19871 million39.4 billion
19861 million39 billion
19851 million38.2 billion
19841 million41.6 billion
19831 million43.9 billion
19821 million46.2 billion
19811 million45.8 billion
19801 million42.2 billion
1979–38.4 billion
1978–42.4 billion
1977–40 billion
1976–36 billion
197586 million37.2 billion
1974129 million36.6 billion
19736 million36.3 billion
1972106 million34.5 billion
19716 million32.9 billion
197023 million25.3 billion
1969–28.1 billion
1968–26.1 billion
196728 million25.6 billion
1966–25.8 billion
1965–25.8 billion
1964–26.7 billion
1963–20.3 billion
19623 million17.5 billion
1961–16.4 billion
1960–17.6 billion

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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