Greece vs Iran: Military expenditure

Greece

8.02 billion current USD

in 2024

Iran

7.89 billion current USD

in 2024

Greece rank

34th

Iran rank

35th

Military expenditure over time

Greece currently reports 8.02 billion current USD against 7.89 billion current USD in Iran, a difference of 130.06 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Globally, Greece ranks 34th 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)