Romania vs Seychelles: Military spending per armed forces personnel
Romania
50,816 constant 2024 US$
in 2020
Seychelles
56,493 constant 2024 US$
in 2018
Romania rank
49th
Seychelles rank
47th
Military spending per armed forces personnel over time
- Romania
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 56,493 constant 2024 US$ against 50,816 constant 2024 US$ in Romania, a difference of 5,677 constant 2024 US$.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 49th and Seychelles ranks 47th of 160 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60,082 constant 2024 US$ | 12,798 constant 2024 US$ | 47,284 constant 2024 US$ | Romania |
| 1990s | 9,559 constant 2024 US$ | 21,884 constant 2024 US$ | 12,325 constant 2024 US$ | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 16,014 constant 2024 US$ | 25,762 constant 2024 US$ | 9,749 constant 2024 US$ | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 22,639 constant 2024 US$ | 26,106 constant 2024 US$ | 3,466 constant 2024 US$ | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending per armed forces personnel, Romania or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 56,493 constant 2024 US$ against 50,816 constant 2024 US$ in Romania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in military spending per armed forces personnel between Romania and Seychelles?
- 5,677 constant 2024 US$, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Seychelles?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
- How do Romania and Seychelles rank globally for military spending per armed forces personnel?
- Romania ranks 49th and Seychelles ranks 47th 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.