Finland vs Iran: Military expenditure

Finland

6.99 billion current USD

in 2024

Iran

7.89 billion current USD

in 2024

Finland rank

37th

Iran rank

35th

Military expenditure over time

Iran currently reports 7.89 billion current USD against 6.99 billion current USD in Finland, a difference of 904.05 million current USD.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Finland ranks 37th and Iran ranks 35th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)