Kenya vs Romania: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Kenya
47,176 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Romania
50,816 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Kenya rank
51st
Romania rank
49th
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Kenya
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 50,816 constant 2024 US$ against 47,176 constant 2024 US$ in Kenya, a difference of 3,640 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 51st and Romania ranks 49th of 160 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62,756 constant 2024 US$ | 57,767 constant 2024 US$ | 4,989 constant 2024 US$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 29,466 constant 2024 US$ | 16,500 constant 2024 US$ | 12,966 constant 2024 US$ | Kenya |
| 2000s | 27,660 constant 2024 US$ | 16,014 constant 2024 US$ | 11,646 constant 2024 US$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 36,871 constant 2024 US$ | 26,902 constant 2024 US$ | 9,969 constant 2024 US$ | Kenya |
| 2020s | 47,176 constant 2024 US$ | 50,816 constant 2024 US$ | 3,640 constant 2024 US$ | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Kenya or Romania?
- Romania, at 50,816 constant 2024 US$ against 47,176 constant 2024 US$ in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Kenya and Romania?
- 3,640 constant 2024 US$, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Romania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Romania rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Kenya ranks 51st and Romania ranks 49th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026); The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending per armed forces personnel. 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 armed forces personnel. 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.