Bulgaria vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bulgaria
1.8%
in 2019
Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.9%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
50th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 50th of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 11 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 14.8% | 3.7% | 11.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 15.0% | 2.3% | 12.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 6.9% | 0.7% | 6.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 8.4% | 0.9% | 7.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 7.0% | 1.4% | 5.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 9.4% | 1.7% | 7.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 6.9% | 2.0% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 2.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 6.2% | 3.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bulgaria or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Bulgaria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bulgaria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.1%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 50th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).