Egypt vs Iran: Military spending, annual growth rate
Egypt
-5.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iran
-5.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Egypt rank
141st
Iran rank
139th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports -5.59 % change on previous year against -5.8 % change on previous year in Egypt, a difference of 0.21 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 141st and Iran ranks 139th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.89 % change on previous year | 24.41 % change on previous year | 6.53 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 54.04 % change on previous year | 52.63 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 1980s | -1.68 % change on previous year | -3.9 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2111 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2000s | 3.03 % change on previous year | 10.64 % change on previous year | 7.61 % change on previous year | Iran |
| 2010s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -2.14 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Egypt |
| 2020s | -4.1 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 7.46 % change on previous year | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Egypt or Iran?
- Iran, at -5.59 % change on previous year against -5.8 % change on previous year in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Egypt and Iran?
- 0.21 % change on previous year, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 141st and Iran ranks 139th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.