What is the difference in military expenditure between IDA total and Iran?

32.34 billion current USD, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Iran?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Iran: Military expenditure

IDA total

40.23 billion current USD

in 2024

Iran

7.89 billion current USD

in 2024

IDA total rank

32nd

Iran rank

35th

Military expenditure over time

IDA total
Iran

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 40.23 billion current USD against 7.89 billion current USD in Iran, a difference of 32.34 billion current USD.

That makes IDA total's figure about 5.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 32nd and Iran ranks 35th of 43 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.42 billion current USD	4.36 billion current USD	1.06 billion current USD	IDA total
1980s	9.97 billion current USD	11.61 billion current USD	1.64 billion current USD	Iran
1990s	14.05 billion current USD	7.97 billion current USD	6.07 billion current USD	IDA total
2000s	26.49 billion current USD	7.95 billion current USD	18.55 billion current USD	IDA total
2010s	29.31 billion current USD	11.97 billion current USD	17.33 billion current USD	IDA total
2020s	37.49 billion current USD	6.36 billion current USD	31.13 billion current USD	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, IDA total or Iran?: IDA total, at 40.23 billion current USD against 7.89 billion current USD in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between IDA total and Iran?: 32.34 billion current USD, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Iran?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do IDA total and Iran rank globally for military expenditure?: IDA total ranks 32nd and Iran ranks 35th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IDA total vs Iran: Military expenditure. Statizoid, drawing on SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd/ida-total/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/military-expenditure-current-usd/ida-total/iran-islamic-rep/">IDA total vs Iran: Military expenditure</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)