Ecuador vs Romania: Military spending as a share of government spending
Ecuador
5.7%
in 2025
Romania
5.6%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
74th
Romania rank
76th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 74th and Romania ranks 76th of 162 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 5.8% | 3.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.4% | 2.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Ecuador or Romania?
- Ecuador, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Ecuador and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Ecuador ranks 74th and Romania ranks 76th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.