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Iran, Islamic Republic of Highest Military Spending

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12.07% in 1975

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

The highest military spending in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 12.07% in 1975. The top 5 years were: 1975 (12.07%), 1976 (11.25%), 1978 (11.11%), 1977 (10.19%), 1974 (8.75%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Iran, Islamic Republic of Top 5 Highest Military Spending Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1975	12.07%
2nd	1976	11.25%
3rd	1978	11.11%
4th	1977	10.19%
5th	1974	8.75%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1978	11.11%	+0.92%	97th
1976	11.25%	−0.82%	93rd
1975	12.07%	+3.32%	90th
1977	10.19%	−1.06%	97th
1982	7.91%	−0.28%	96th
1981	8.19%	+2.85%	102nd
1974	8.75%	+6.89%	88th
1988	6.27%	+0.38%	101st
1987	5.89%	−0.19%	104th
1986	6.08%	−0.43%	101st
1985	6.51%	+0.16%	103rd
1984	6.35%	−0.74%	96th
1983	7.10%	−0.81%	95th
1979	5.80%	−5.32%	91st
1970	5.86%	−0.11%	79th
1969	5.97%	+0.79%	74th
1989	4.56%	−1.71%	95th
1980	5.34%	−0.45%	93rd
1968	5.18%	+0.72%	73rd
1967	4.46%	+0.64%	60th
2006	3.32%	+0.28%	128th
1966	3.82%	+0.57%	59th
1965	3.25%	+0.37%	48th
2025	2.11%	+0.10%	51st
2024	2.01%	−0.34%	92nd
2023	2.35%	+0.24%	112th
2022	2.11%	−0.11%	111th
2021	2.22%	+0.05%	114th
2020	2.18%	+0.03%	111th
2019	2.15%	−0.21%	114th
2018	2.36%	−0.49%	121st
2017	2.84%	+0.05%	123rd
2016	2.80%	+0.24%	125th
2015	2.56%	+0.44%	122nd
2014	2.12%	−0.06%	112th
2013	2.18%	−0.51%	114th
2012	2.69%	+0.30%	122nd
2011	2.38%	−0.40%	112th
2010	2.79%	−0.26%	116th
2009	3.05%	+0.36%	114th
2008	2.68%	+0.03%	118th
2007	2.65%	−0.66%	113th
2005	3.04%	+0.20%	128th
2004	2.83%	+0.43%	124th
2003	2.41%	+0.23%	105th
2002	2.17%	−0.24%	94th
2001	2.42%	+0.12%	97th
2000	2.30%	−0.11%	92nd
1999	2.40%	−0.22%	91st
1998	2.63%	+0.13%	94th
1997	2.50%	+0.25%	96th
1996	2.24%	+0.09%	88th
1995	2.15%	+0.08%	84th
1994	2.07%	+0.37%	78th
1990	2.94%	−1.62%	71st
1971	3.05%	−2.81%	55th
1964	2.88%	+0.29%	43rd
1993	1.70%	−0.09%	49th
1992	1.79%	−0.38%	43rd
1991	2.17%	−0.77%	52nd
1973	1.86%	−0.41%	40th
1972	2.28%	−0.77%	44th
1963	2.59%	+0.28%	39th
1962	2.31%	−0.04%	28th
1961	2.35%	+0.05%	36th
1960	2.29%	–	26th

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