Which has higher military expenditure, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sweden?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Sweden as of 2024.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sweden?

0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sweden?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Sweden: Military expenditure

Iran, Islamic Republic of

2.0%

in 2024

Sweden

2.0%

in 2024

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

66th

Sweden rank

68th

Military expenditure over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Sweden

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 68th of 165 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.5%	3.8%	0.2%	Sweden
1970s	7.2%	3.2%	4.0%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	6.4%	2.7%	3.7%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s	2.3%	2.0%	0.2%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	2.5%	1.1%	1.4%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	2.2%	1.4%	0.7%	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sweden?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sweden?: 0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sweden?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sweden rank globally for military expenditure?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 68th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product