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

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 12.5% against 11.3% in Korea as of 2024.

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

1.2%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Korea: Military expenditure

Iran, Islamic Republic of

12.5%

in 2024

Korea

11.3%

in 2024

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

26th

Korea rank

29th

Military expenditure over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Korea

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 12.5% against 11.3% in Korea, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Korea ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th and Korea ranks 29th of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.3%	17.6%	6.3%	Korea
2000s	13.9%	12.8%	1.1%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	15.5%	12.6%	2.9%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	14.0%	10.8%	3.2%	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 Korea?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 12.5% against 11.3% in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea?: 1.2%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea rank globally for military expenditure?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 26th and Korea ranks 29th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 5,828 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure