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Iran - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.09

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

2.09 (2025)

Global rank

##53 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1960

0.91×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#34#532015 overtook Ecuador2021 overtook Poland
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Iran climbed from #34 to #53 (overtook Ecuador). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iran ↓

Key Events — Iran

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1971
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1974
Climbed 49 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1992
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1994
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2004
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Ecuador in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020251.75.168.6112.07
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