Iran, Islamic Rep.'s arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 80 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 627.27% from 11 million in 2015 (21.95% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 80 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 16 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 11 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 170 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | 0 | 1990 |
| Average since 2016 | 48.8 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 3 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 26 million on 2024 (from 106 million to 80 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.53 million and a typical year strayed about 40.02 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 123 million in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 100 million in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 12.04 million a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep. had the 28th highest value of the 42 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 80 million | 2025 |
| World | 33.54 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 2.37 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Arms transfers (exports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.
Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 54 values
| Year | Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 80,000,000 |
| 2024 | 106,000,000 |
| 2023 | 170,000,000 |
| 2022 | 48,000,000 |
| 2021 | 2,000,000 |
| 2020 | 16,000,000 |
| 2019 | 9,000,000 |
| 2018 | 9,000,000 |
| 2017 | 24,000,000 |
| 2016 | 24,000,000 |
| 2015 |
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2 million (2024)
- Israel — 2.62 billion (2025)
- Jordan — 226 million (2024)
- Libya — 0 (2016)
- Pakistan — 127 million (2025)
- Qatar — 2 million (2025)
- Saudi Arabia — 3 million (2023)
- United Arab Emirates — 33 million (2025)
More public sector data for Iran, Islamic Rep.
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 7.4 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 4,899.89 trillion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.09% (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 42 million (2024)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 11.16% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 650,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 2.35% (2020)
- Battle-related deaths (number of people) — 123 (2024)
- Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 80 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1962?
- It is up 2,567% from 3 million in 1962 (5.35% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 170 million in 2023 and the lowest 0 in 1990.
- How does Iran, Islamic Rep. rank?
- 28th highest of 42 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Iran, Islamic Rep.?
- In 2025, Iran, Islamic Rep.'s arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 26 million on 2024 (from 106 million to 80 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.53 million and a typical year strayed about 40.02 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.XPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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