Iran

Military spending in US dollars in Iran

Military spending in US dollars in Iran: $324M in 1960 and $7.45B in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
$7.45B
Since 1960
+$7.13B
Rank, 2025
37 of 151
counting from the highest
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US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

Military spending in US dollars in IranMilitary spending in US dollars in Iran: $324M in 1960 and $7.45B in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was $10.6B in 1976, the lowest $324M in 1960.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was $10.6B in 1976, the lowest $324M in 1960.

Every year

US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI

YearIran
2025$7.45B
2024$7.89B
2023$8.83B
2022$8.36B
2021$7.95B
2020$6.54B
2019$6.29B
2018$7.51B
2017$8.46B
2016$7.52B
2015$6.55B
2014$6.16B
2013$6.18B
2012$7.67B
2011$7.36B
2010$8.53B
2009$8.39B
2008$8.02B
2007$8.33B
2006$9.06B
2005$7.57B
2004$6.36B
2003$4.92B
2002$4.22B
2001$3.92B
2000$3.52B
1999$3.2B
1998$3.16B
1997$3.16B
1996$2.83B
1995$2.57B
1994$2.62B
1993$2.12B
1992$1.81B
1991$2.09B
1990$2.32B
1989$2.61B
1988$3.53B
1987$3.81B
1986$4.16B
1985$5.19B
1984$4.97B
1983$5.7B
1982$6.08B
1981$5.66B
1980$3.8B
1979$4.69B
1978$8.42B
1977$8.85B
1976$10.6B
1975$9.37B
1974$6.89B
1973$994M
1972$929M
1971$1.07B
1970$1.72B
1969$1.59B
1968$1.28B
1967$972M
1966$764M
1965$594M
1964$472M
1963$406M
1962$348M
1961$338M
1960$324M

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.

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