Data / Military expenditure / Romania

Military expenditure in Romania

Military expenditure in Romania was 2.3% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP2.3
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank9th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high4.81989
Series low1.22012

Military expenditure in Romania, 1980 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

1234519801987199420012008201520251980: 2.2 % of GDP1981: 2.2 % of GDP1982: 2 % of GDP1983: 2 % of GDP1984: 1.9 % of GDP1985: 4.3 % of GDP1986: 4.4 % of GDP1987: 3.9 % of GDP1988: 4.2 % of GDP1989: 4.8 % of GDP1990: 4.5 % of GDP1991: 4.8 % of GDP1992: 4.2 % of GDP1993: 2.7 % of GDP1994: 3.1 % of GDP1995: 2.6 % of GDP1996: 2.4 % of GDP1997: 3 % of GDP1998: 3 % of GDP1999: 2.6 % of GDP2000: 2.5 % of GDP2001: 2.4 % of GDP2002: 2.3 % of GDP2003: 2.1 % of GDP2004: 2 % of GDP2005: 2 % of GDP2006: 1.8 % of GDP2007: 1.5 % of GDP2008: 1.4 % of GDP2009: 1.3 % of GDP2010: 1.2 % of GDP2011: 1.2 % of GDP2012: 1.2 % of GDP2013: 1.3 % of GDP2014: 1.3 % of GDP2015: 1.5 % of GDP2016: 1.4 % of GDP2017: 1.7 % of GDP2018: 1.8 % of GDP2019: 1.8 % of GDP2020: 2 % of GDP2021: 1.9 % of GDP2022: 1.8 % of GDP2023: 1.6 % of GDP2024: 2.2 % of GDP2025: 2.3 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 46 values
Period% of GDP
20252.3
20242.2
20231.6
20221.8
20211.9
20202
20191.8
20181.8
20171.7
20161.4
20151.5
20141.3
20131.3
20121.2
20111.2
20101.2
20091.3
20081.4
20071.5
20061.8
20052
20042
20032.1
20022.3
20012.4
20002.5
19992.6
19983
19973
19962.4
19952.6
19943.1
19932.7
19924.2
19914.8
19904.5
19894.8
19884.2
19873.9
19864.4
19854.3
19841.9
19832
19822
19812.2
19802.2

Rankings

Definition

Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP: current and capital spending on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defence ministries, paramilitary forces trained for military operations and military space activities. World Bank series from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

SIPRI definition, so values can differ from the NATO defence expenditure figures used for the 2% target.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest military spending as a share of GDP in Romania? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"military_expenditure_gdp","place":"ro"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=military_expenditure_gdp&place=ro

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the military spending as a share of GDP in Romania?

Military expenditure in Romania was 2.3% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Military expenditure, % of GDP (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest military spending as a share of GDP in Romania?

4.8% of GDP in 1989, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

More statistics for Romania

All statistics for Romania