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Iran, Islamic Rep.
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#56out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

12.19.56.94.31.7196019922024Iran, Islamic Rep. · 2024: 2.01%Iran, Islamic Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Iran, Islamic Rep. records 2.01% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #56 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 2.29% in 1960 to 2.01% in 2024, a decrease of 0.28%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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