Military expenditure in local currency rose 46.4% to IQD 1,850,575 bil in Iran in 2022, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Iran reached an all time high of IQD 1,850,575 bil in 2022 and an all time low of IQD 7.48 bil in 1960.
Iran has been ranked 2nd within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Afghanistan | AFN bil | ... | 12.6 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 17.6 | 21.5 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | INR bil | 3,806 | 4,209 | 4,529 | 5,030 | 5,396 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | IQD bil | 378,224 | 459,788 | 459,062 | 527,391 | 694,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | IRR bil | ... | ... | 7,057 | 8,781 | 7,487 | 9,056 | 6,766 | ||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | KZT bil | 439 | 452 | 517 | 710 | 641 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | KWD bil | 1.95 | 2.05 | 2.17 | 2.24 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | PKR bil | 1,048 | 1,208 | 1,431 | 1,562 | 1,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | SAR bil | 239 | 264 | 280 | 245 | 242 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | SYP bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | TMT bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uzbekistan | UZS bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,624 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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