Military budget of Iran
The
Contributing factors
Research shows that oil revenue has been a major economic factor on military spending of Iran and in the 1970s led to "petrodollar recycling".[2]
A study investigating the impact of
Estimates
Sources
There are multiple sources estimating the military expenditure of Iran, however differences exist between the numbers.
Under the Shah (until 1979)
According to data compiled by Shahram Chubin and Sepehr Zabih, the estimated military expenditure of Iran from 1960 to 1972, in constant price of 1960 and with exchange rate of the same year, would be calculated as the following:
Year | Estimated Spending (mil$. ) | % of GDP | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IISS | SIPRI | ACDA | IISS | SIPRI | ACDA | |
1960 | 166[5] | 182.9[5] | ||||
1961 | 147.6[5] | 181[5] | 4.4[5] | |||
1962 | 125[5] | 186[5] | 180.1[5] | 4.1[5] | ||
1963 | 170[5] | 191[5] | 183[5] | 3.9[5] | ||
1964 | 195[5] | 233[5] | 201.2[5] | 4.1[5] | 4.6[5] | |
1965 | 217[5] | 227[5] | 250.11[5] | 3.8[5] | 3.8[5] | |
1966 | 255[5] | 322[5] | 285[5] | 3.9[5] | 5.0[5] | |
1967 | 480[5] | 440[5] | 366.3[5] | 4.9[5] | 5.9[5] | |
1968 | 495[5] | 553[5] | 465.7[5] | 5.6[5] | 6.9[5] | |
1969 | 594[5] | 648[5] | 536.9[5] | 5.0[5] | 7.1[5] | |
1970 | 779[5] | 833[5] | 619.5[5] | 7.1[5] | 8.2[5] | |
1971 | 1,023[5] | 686.7[5] | 8.5[5] | |||
1972 | 1,915[5] |
Morteza Gharehbaghian has compiled the following table based on
Year | Spending (mil$. ) | Population (mil.) | Per capita | % of GDP |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 212[2] | 15.8[2] | 13.4[2] | |
1955 | 291[2] | 18.7[2] | 15.6[2] | |
1960 | 577[2] | 21.3[2] | 27.1[2] | 4.3[2] |
1965 | 862[2] | 24.8[2] | 34.6[2] | 4.9[2] |
1970 | 1,906[2] | 29.2[2] | 65.3[2] | 6.6[2] |
1975 | 10,168[2] | 33.3[2] | 304.4[2] | 13.1[2] |
1976 | 11,031[2] | 33.7[2] | 327.3[2] | 12.5[2] |
1977 | 8,902[2] | 34.3[2] | 230.4[2] | 10.8[2] |
1978 | 9,500[2] | 35.1[2] | 270.6[2] | 13.0[2] |
SIPRI annual estimates since 1960
Year | Current amount ($ mil.) | Constant 2019 amount ($ mil.) | % of GDP | % of Gov Budget |
---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | 98.7 | 692 | 2.3% | |
1961 | 105.9 | 720 | 2.3% | |
1962 | 109.9 | 741 | 2.3% | |
1963 | 128.7 | 865 | 2.6% | |
1964 | 155.4 | 1006 | 2.9% | |
1965 | 200.0 | 1268 | 3.2% | |
1966 | 256.1 | 1629 | 3.8% | |
1967 | 331.0 | 2073 | 4.5% | |
1968 | 437.3 | 2720 | 5.2% | |
1969 | 566.0 | 3398 | 6.0% | |
1970 | 620.1 | 3662 | 5.9% | |
1971 | 402.3 | 2280 | 3.0% | |
1972 | 371.9 | 1981 | 2.3% | |
1973 | 480.9 | 2121 | 1.9% | |
1974 | 3877.9 | 14702 | 8.8% | |
1975 | 5951.0 | 19991 | 12.1% | |
1976 | 7186.3 | 22527 | 11.2% | |
1977 | 7617.2 | 18865 | 10.2% | |
1978 | 8113.7 | 17950 | 11.1% | |
1979 | 4993.8 | 9999 | 5.8% | |
1980 | 4874.9 | 8107 | 5.3% | |
1981 | 8121.6 | 12062 | 8.2% | |
1982 | 9703.5 | 12960 | 7.9% | |
1983 | 10550.4 | 12155 | 7.1% | |
1984 | 9926.3 | 10594 | 6.4% | |
1985 | 10706.4 | 11070 | 6.5% | |
1986 | 11741.4 | 8868 | 6.1% | |
1987 | 15263.4 | 8135 | 5.9% | |
1988 | 18889.0 | 7520 | 6.3% | |
1989 | 16301.8 | 5562 | 4.6% | |
1990 | 16474.4 | 4938 | 2.2% | 14.5% |
1991 | 17549.6 | 4452 | 2.9% | 12.5% |
1992 | 19732.6 | 3864 | 1.8% | 9.9% |
1993 | 1448.2 | 4525 | 1.7% | 5.1% |
1994 | 1703.2 | 5584 | 2.1% | 7.6% |
1995 | 2501.5 | 5478 | 2.2% | 8.5% |
1996 | 3551.0 | 6041 | 2.2% | 10.6% |
1997 | 4642.4 | 6738 | 2.5% | 11.9% |
1998 | 5479.4 | 6743 | 2.6% | 12.9% |
1999 | 6650.3 | 6821 | 2.4% | 12.6% |
2000 | 8327.1 | 7509 | 2.3% | 14.0% |
2001 | 10378.8 | 8359 | 2.4% | 14.5% |
2002 | 3243.9 | 8998 | 2.2% | 10.9% |
2003 | 3717.1 | 10502 | 2.4% | 12.1% |
2004 | 5243.6 | 13571 | 2.8% | 15.2% |
2005 | 6796.7 | 16138 | 3.0% | 14.1% |
2006 | 8751.5 | 19323 | 3.3% | 14.2% |
2007 | 9330.9 | 17769 | 2.7% | 14.0% |
2008 | 11082.0 | 17095 | 2.7% | 12.6% |
2009 | 12584.6 | 17886 | 3.0% | 15.3% |
2010 | 13561.3 | 18200 | 2.8% | 15.2% |
2011 | 14277.7 | 15708 | 2.4% | 13.0% |
2012 | 16494.0 | 16354 | 2.8% | 19.3% |
2013 | 11997.2 | 13170 | 2.2% | 15.6% |
2014 | 9901.1 | 13131 | 2.3% | 14.8% |
2015 | 10588.8 | 13962 | 2.8% | 15.4% |
2016 | 12264.0 | 16028 | 3.0% | 15.2% |
2017 | 13931.2 | 18034 | 3.1% | 16.0% |
2018 | 11230.9 | 15257 | 2.5% | 13.9% |
2019 | 12528.5 | 12528 | 2.1% | 12.6% |
2020 | 15825.1 | 12151 | 2.2% | 11.7% |
See also
- Iran’s public budget
- List of countries by military expenditures
- Past military expenditure by country
- List of countries by military expenditure per capita
References
- ^ Rome, Henry (17 June 2020), "Iran's Defense Spending", The Iran Primer, The United States Institute for Peace
- ^ JSTOR 3517317
- ^ ISBN 0-275-96529-5.
- ^ ISBN 9780520026834