Military spending, annual growth rate in Romania
Romania: Military spending, annual growth rate was 0.5294 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.5294 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
150th
of 172 countries
All-time high
87.23 % change on previous year
in 1950
All-time low
-31.39 % change on previous year
in 1993
Years of data
145
1879–2023
Military spending, annual growth rate in Romania, 1879–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, military spending, annual growth rate in Romania stood at 0.5294 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Romania peaked at 87.23 % change on previous year in 1950 and was at its lowest, -31.39 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Romania ranks 150th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, annual growth rate in Romania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | -12.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 1880 | -10.18 % change on previous year | -18.6% |
| 1881 | -0.4191 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1882 | 8.95 % change on previous year | -2236.4% |
| 1883 | -1.43 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1884 | 11.37 % change on previous year | -892.7% |
| 1885 | -4.51 % change on previous year | -139.7% |
| 1886 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -289.2% |
| 1887 | 0.2562 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1888 | 6.45 % change on previous year | +2417.4% |
| 1889 | 8.12 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1890 | 15.51 % change on previous year | +91.0% |
| 1891 | -2.47 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1892 | 3.64 % change on previous year | -247.5% |
| 1893 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 1894 | 10.36 % change on previous year | -739.2% |
| 1895 | 10.61 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -84.6% |
| 1897 | -0.6534 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 1898 | 8.23 % change on previous year | -1360.1% |
| 1899 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1900 | -0.032 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1901 | -5.27 % change on previous year | +16336.8% |
| 1902 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1903 | -3.51 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1904 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 1905 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -269.4% |
| 1906 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1907 | 10.48 % change on previous year | +778.1% |
| 1908 | 8.94 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1909 | 9.04 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1911 | 9.17 % change on previous year | +533.2% |
| 1912 | 0.9186 % change on previous year | -90.0% |
| 1913 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +66.5% |
| 1914 | -27.25 % change on previous year | -1881.8% |
| 1915 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 1916 | 24.13 % change on previous year | +178.2% |
| 1917 | 6.78 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1918 | -5.04 % change on previous year | -174.4% |
| 1919 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1920 | -18.24 % change on previous year | +442.3% |
| 1921 | 0.904 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 1922 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -569.6% |
| 1923 | 6.76 % change on previous year | -259.2% |
| 1924 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1925 | 23.78 % change on previous year | +526.3% |
| 1926 | 16.73 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1927 | 31.9 % change on previous year | +90.6% |
| 1928 | 24.65 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 1929 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1930 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1931 | 12.06 % change on previous year | +484.7% |
| 1932 | -7.38 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 1933 | 8.55 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 1934 | 47.4 % change on previous year | +454.2% |
| 1935 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 1936 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -193.6% |
| 1937 | 7.32 % change on previous year | +280.1% |
| 1938 | 10.95 % change on previous year | +49.6% |
| 1939 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -139.5% |
| 1940 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -170.7% |
| 1941 | -9.1 % change on previous year | -397.8% |
| 1942 | -8.86 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1943 | -10.4 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1944 | -4.3 % change on previous year | -58.6% |
| 1945 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -288.2% |
| 1946 | -23.46 % change on previous year | -389.9% |
| 1947 | -10.81 % change on previous year | -53.9% |
| 1948 | -0.7239 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1949 | 76.28 % change on previous year | -10637.4% |
| 1950 | 87.23 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1951 | 23.16 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1952 | 38.67 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 1953 | 9.87 % change on previous year | -74.5% |
| 1954 | -10.74 % change on previous year | -208.9% |
| 1955 | -6.85 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1956 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -154.4% |
| 1957 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1958 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -218.8% |
| 1959 | -6.37 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 1960 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1961 | 10.27 % change on previous year | -379.5% |
| 1962 | 6.9 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1963 | -0.9192 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 1964 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -883.1% |
| 1965 | 10.14 % change on previous year | +40.8% |
| 1966 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1967 | 7.87 % change on previous year | +55.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8786 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1969 | 10.82 % change on previous year | +1131.0% |
| 1970 | 7.08 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 1971 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1972 | -10.77 % change on previous year | -264.7% |
| 1973 | -13.66 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 1974 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1975 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7405 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1977 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +683.7% |
| 1978 | -0.0281 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1979 | -6.87 % change on previous year | +24369.8% |
| 1980 | -10.11 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 1981 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1982 | 13.83 % change on previous year | +122.0% |
| 1983 | 15.09 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1984 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 1985 | -5.16 % change on previous year | +126.5% |
| 1986 | 7.97 % change on previous year | -254.5% |
| 1987 | -3.49 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 1988 | 4.78 % change on previous year | -237.0% |
| 1989 | 6.72 % change on previous year | +40.4% |
| 1990 | -31.36 % change on previous year | -566.9% |
| 1991 | -21.41 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1992 | -20.37 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1993 | -31.39 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 1994 | -18.18 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 1995 | -0.9621 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 1996 | -8.38 % change on previous year | +770.9% |
| 1997 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1998 | 0.272 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1999 | -8.66 % change on previous year | -3284.1% |
| 2000 | 9.21 % change on previous year | -206.3% |
| 2001 | 6.52 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 4.63 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2003 | 12.9 % change on previous year | +179.0% |
| 2004 | 16.07 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 15.51 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 12.12 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 15.26 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 2008 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 2009 | -14.65 % change on previous year | +822.5% |
| 2010 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -77.2% |
| 2011 | -0.8597 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0894 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 2013 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +4585.4% |
| 2014 | 10.19 % change on previous year | +143.2% |
| 2015 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 2016 | 6.27 % change on previous year | +153.1% |
| 2017 | 33.27 % change on previous year | +431.0% |
| 2018 | 16.41 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2019 | 20.78 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 2020 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 2021 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -300.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5385 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5294 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.5294 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.57 % change on previous year, 9% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.5294 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.48 % change on previous year, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -24369.8% | -0.0281 % change on previous year | -6.87 % change on previous year |
| 1901 | -16336.8% | -0.032 % change on previous year | -5.27 % change on previous year |
| 1949 | +10637.4% | -0.7239 % change on previous year | 76.28 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +4585.4% | 0.0894 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -3284.1% | 0.272 % change on previous year | -8.66 % change on previous year |
| 1888 | +2417.4% | 0.2562 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | -12.51 % change on previous year | -12.51 % change on previous year | -12.51 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.71 % change on previous year | -10.18 % change on previous year | 11.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.15 % change on previous year | -3.7 % change on previous year | 15.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -5.27 % change on previous year | 10.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -27.25 % change on previous year | 24.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.2 % change on previous year | -18.24 % change on previous year | 31.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.65 % change on previous year | -7.38 % change on previous year | 47.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.98 % change on previous year | -23.46 % change on previous year | 76.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.8 % change on previous year | -10.74 % change on previous year | 87.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.45 % change on previous year | -3.68 % change on previous year | 10.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.43 % change on previous year | -13.66 % change on previous year | 7.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 % change on previous year | -10.11 % change on previous year | 15.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -13.7 % change on previous year | -31.39 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6 % change on previous year | -14.65 % change on previous year | 16.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.95 % change on previous year | -3.34 % change on previous year | 33.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.85 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 147 Libya 0.8533 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Norway 0.8323 % change on previous year compare
- 149 Papua New Guinea 0.5727 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Thailand 0.3305 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Argentina 0.1533 % change on previous year compare
- 153 Germany -0.1763 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, annual growth rate in Romania?
- Military spending, annual growth rate in Romania was 0.5294 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.23 % change on previous year in 1950.
- What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.39 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Romania rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Romania ranks 150th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.