Iran

Military spending in Iran

Military spending in Iran: 2.3% of GDP in 1960 and 2.09% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.09% of GDP
Since 1960
−0.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
54 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in IranMilitary spending in Iran: 2.3% of GDP in 1960 and 2.09% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 12.07% of GDP in 1975, the lowest 1.7% of GDP in 1993.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 12.07% of GDP in 1975, the lowest 1.7% of GDP in 1993.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearIran
20252.09
20242.22
20232.49
20222.24
20212.32
20202.18
20192.15
20182.36
20172.84
20162.8
20152.56
20142.12
20132.18
20122.69
20112.38
20102.79
20093.05
20082.68
20072.65
20063.32
20053.04
20042.84
20032.41
20022.18
20012.42
20002.3
19992.41
19982.63
19972.5
19962.25
19952.15
19942.07
19931.7
19921.79
19912.17
19902.94
19894.56
19886.27
19875.89
19866.08
19856.51
19846.36
19837.1
19827.91
19818.19
19805.34
19795.8
197811.11
197710.19
197611.25
197512.07
19748.75
19731.87
19722.28
19713.05
19705.86
19695.97
19685.18
19674.46
19663.82
19653.25
19642.88
19632.59
19622.31
19612.35
19602.3

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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