What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Romania and Spain?

0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?

39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Romania vs Spain: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Romania

0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Spain

0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Romania rank

60th

Spain rank

63rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Romania
Spain

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd of 160 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.2678 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.053 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Romania
1990s	0.105 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0316 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0734 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Romania
2000s	0.0372 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0212 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Romania
2010s	0.0183 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0139 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Romania
2020s	0.0214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0159 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Romania or Spain?: Romania, at 0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Romania and Spain?: 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Romania and Spain rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Romania ranks 60th and Spain ranks 63rd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.