Defence spending
US$7.89bn
2.1% of GDPGDP 2026
2024 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
FORCETALLY
Loading the evidence…
Preparing your view.
Preparing your view.
Middle East · Military profile
Iran combines extensive land borders with coastlines on the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Caspian Sea.
01 / National data
Military, personnel and economic indicators
2024 annual observation. Annual military expenditure, current US dollars at the year's exchange rate; not procurement orders.
EQUIPMENT & WEAPONS
Equipment listed in inventory and operator sources, grouped by force and category. Sourced quantities retain their date, variant coverage and inventory status. Equipment without a documented count is listed by type.
376 matching equipment types
| Equipment | Iran |
|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |
| Chengdu J-7 | 18Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Dassault Mirage F1 | 17Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Grumman F-14 Tomcat | 7Air Force · 2025 40Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2026Wikipedia |
| HESA Azarakhsh | ≤6Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2025 |
| HESA Saeqeh | 6Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2026Wikipedia |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | 63Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | 24Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Northrop F-5 | 67Air Force · 2025 50Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Sukhoi Su-17 | 92024 |
| Sukhoi Su-24 | 21Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force · 2025Wikipedia |
| Support aircraft | |
| Aero Commander 500 family | 32024 |
| Antonov An-140 | 2Law-Enforcement Forces · 2025 5Air Force · 2025 |
| Equipment | Iran |
|---|---|
| Tanks | |
| Chonma-ho | In service |
| FV101 Scorpion | 80Iranian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| Karrar (tank) | In service |
| M48 Patton | In service |
| M60 tank | 150Iranian Army · 2026Wikipedia 150Army · 2025 |
| Mobarez (tank) | 100Iranian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| T-62 | ≥75Iranian Army · 2026Wikipedia ≥75Army · 2025 |
| T-72 | 4802025 |
| Tosan tank | In service |
| Type 59 tank | In service |
| Type 69 tank | In service |
| Type 72Z | 540Iranian Army · 2026Wikipedia |
| Equipment | Iran |
|---|---|
| Air defence | |
| AK-630 | In service |
| Herz-9 | In service |
| HN-5 | In service |
| HQ-7 | 250Air Defence Force · 2025 |
| Mersad | In service |
| Mesbah 1 | In service |
| Raad (air defense system) | In service |
| S-200 missile system | In service |
| S-75 Dvina | In service |
| Sayyad (missile) | In service |
| Tor missile system | In service |
| ZSU-23-4 Shilka | 100Army · 2025 100Iranian Army · 2025 |
| Equipment | Iran |
|---|---|
| Small arms | |
| AGS-17 | In service |
| AK-103 | In service |
| AK-47 | In service |
| AK-63 | In service |
| AKM | In service |
| Arash anti-materiel rifle | In service |
| Beretta M12 | In service |
| Beretta M1951 | In service |
| Beretta Model 38 | In service |
| Browning Hi-Power | In service |
| CZ 75 | In service |
| Daewoo Telecom K7 | In service |
| Equipment | Iran |
|---|---|
| Radar & sensors | |
| Nebo-SVU | In service |
| P-12 radar | In service |
| Communications & electronic warfare | |
| Krasukha | In service |
Coverage is incomplete. “Not documented” means no linked inventory evidence, not zero equipment. Methodology ↗
04 / Data record
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 IISS population assessment | 89,145,704 people | International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) | superseded |
National full-time active military personnel; the separately reported reserve, gendarmerie and paramilitary totals are excluded.
2025 annual observation. Midyear resident population estimate.
Annual nominal GDP at current market prices, in source-reported current US dollars. Excludes purchasing-power-parity GDP and real GDP growth. Explicit 2026 economic-table year column; USD 376bn. The table was compiled in the November 2025 IISS assessment; this annual figure is an assessment/estimate and does not assert a final audited outturn. The explicit 2026 column is forward-looking relative to the November 2025 assessment and is retained as a forecast, not an observed final outturn.
National in-service fixed-wing aircraft classified as Combat aircraft by FlightGlobal/Cirium, summing the Active column across all military services listed for the country. Excludes the separately classified trainers, special-mission aircraft, tankers and helicopters, as well as aircraft in storage, undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and orders. This is the directory's active-role inventory estimate, not a measure of combat readiness.
National in-service fixed-wing military transport aircraft classified as Transport by FlightGlobal/Cirium, summing the Active column across all military services listed for the country. Includes strategic, tactical and light liaison/utility transport aircraft; excludes the separately classified trainers, special-mission aircraft, tankers and helicopters, as well as aircraft in storage, undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and orders. This is the directory's active-role inventory estimate, not a measure of immediate availability.
2020 annual observation. Active-duty military personnel, including qualifying paramilitary forces; not an active-regular-only count.
National military reserve pool; excludes the separately reported active and paramilitary personnel. Training/mobilisation definitions remain source-specific.
Commissioned cruisers, destroyers and frigates in the national fleet; excludes aircraft carriers, corvettes, patrol, amphibious and support vessels. Fleet count, not immediately deployable strength.
Commissioned military submarines in the national fleet; excludes orders, construction and uncommissioned trial boats. Fleet count, not immediately deployable strength.
Not yet documented
Combined regular Army and IRGC Ground Forces MBT inventory. Source explicitly includes IRGC holdings and reports a minimum, with some serviceability in doubt. Excludes Scorpion light tanks.