Chile vs Romania: Military spending

Chile
6.31 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Romania
6.50 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Chile rank
45th
Romania rank
42nd

Military spending over time

  • Chile
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 6.50 billion constant 2022 US$ against 6.31 billion constant 2022 US$ in Chile, a difference of 198.21 million constant 2022 US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Romania ahead.

Chile ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd of 172 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Romania Difference Ahead
1870s 79.68 million constant 2022 US$ 134.65 million constant 2022 US$ 54.97 million constant 2022 US$ Romania
1880s 37.33 million constant 2022 US$ 131.97 million constant 2022 US$ 94.64 million constant 2022 US$ Romania
1890s 99.14 million constant 2022 US$ 210.87 million constant 2022 US$ 111.73 million constant 2022 US$ Romania
1900s 253.27 million constant 2022 US$ 231.50 million constant 2022 US$ 21.78 million constant 2022 US$ Chile
1910s 355.68 million constant 2022 US$ 303.13 million constant 2022 US$ 52.55 million constant 2022 US$ Chile
1920s 267.43 million constant 2022 US$ 387.78 million constant 2022 US$ 120.34 million constant 2022 US$ Romania
1930s 280.11 million constant 2022 US$ 1.04 billion constant 2022 US$ 761.61 million constant 2022 US$ Romania
1940s 761.47 million constant 2022 US$ 1.02 billion constant 2022 US$ 262.14 million constant 2022 US$ Romania
1950s 1.04 billion constant 2022 US$ 3.62 billion constant 2022 US$ 2.58 billion constant 2022 US$ Romania
1960s 833.40 million constant 2022 US$ 4.55 billion constant 2022 US$ 3.72 billion constant 2022 US$ Romania
1970s 1.64 billion constant 2022 US$ 5.53 billion constant 2022 US$ 3.89 billion constant 2022 US$ Romania
1980s 2.43 billion constant 2022 US$ 5.83 billion constant 2022 US$ 3.40 billion constant 2022 US$ Romania
1990s 2.73 billion constant 2022 US$ 2.24 billion constant 2022 US$ 495.53 million constant 2022 US$ Chile
2000s 4.89 billion constant 2022 US$ 2.39 billion constant 2022 US$ 2.49 billion constant 2022 US$ Chile
2010s 5.15 billion constant 2022 US$ 3.65 billion constant 2022 US$ 1.50 billion constant 2022 US$ Chile
2020s 6.15 billion constant 2022 US$ 6.39 billion constant 2022 US$ 237.49 million constant 2022 US$ Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Chile or Romania?
Romania, at 6.50 billion constant 2022 US$ against 6.31 billion constant 2022 US$ in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Chile and Romania?
198.21 million constant 2022 US$, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?
146 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2023.
How do Chile and Romania rank globally for military spending?
Chile ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.