Malta vs Romania: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Malta
47,155 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Romania
50,816 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Malta rank
52nd
Romania rank
49th
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 50,816 constant 2024 US$ against 47,155 constant 2024 US$ in Malta, a difference of 3,661 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Romania ahead.
Malta ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 49th of 160 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33,473 constant 2024 US$ | 57,767 constant 2024 US$ | 24,294 constant 2024 US$ | Romania |
| 1990s | 24,542 constant 2024 US$ | 16,500 constant 2024 US$ | 8,041 constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
| 2000s | 26,629 constant 2024 US$ | 16,417 constant 2024 US$ | 10,212 constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
| 2010s | 31,747 constant 2024 US$ | 26,902 constant 2024 US$ | 4,846 constant 2024 US$ | Malta |
| 2020s | 47,155 constant 2024 US$ | 50,816 constant 2024 US$ | 3,661 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, Malta or Romania?
- Romania, at 50,816 constant 2024 US$ against 47,155 constant 2024 US$ in Malta as of 2020.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Malta and Romania?
- 3,661 constant 2024 US$, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Malta ranks 52nd 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.