Top 15 Defence budgets of the world... 3 from middle east

[aryobarzan]

I find this interesting ..Countries that have strong domestic arms industry will have multiplier effect on their defense budgets compared to those that just use the budget to buy..

 

[retaxis]

Iran spends more than Turkey ?

 

[dBSPL]

Ratios of defense budgets to GDP
Money spent on armament per capita
The amount allocated to the purchase of weapons within the total defense budgets

If someone also adds these three graphics, more accurate comments can be made.

Iran spends more than Turkey ?

Turkiye has traditionally been the country that spends the least money on armament in Asia Minor&ME (from the Aegean Sea to the Gulf), compared to its GDP and per capita ratio. Even today, defense Ministry expenditures are around the 1.5% band of GDP in Turkiye and half of this budget is personnel expenses. For detailed figures: https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/defence-expenditure-of-nato-countries-2014-2021.735394/