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Military expenditures

Romania — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 11.8 billion lei, 2.8% of total budget (1989); note--conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the official administratively set exchange rate would produce misleading results
1991 15 billion lei (unofficial), NA% of GDP (1991); note--conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the official administratively set exchange rate would produce misleading results
1992 exchange rate conversion - 50 billion lei (unofficial), NA% of GDP (1991); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
1993 137 billion lei, 3% of GDP (1993); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
1994 137 billion lei, 3% of GDP (1993); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
1995 1,260 billion lei, 3% of GDP (1994); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results RUSSIA
1996 exchange rate conversion - $885 million, 3.0% of GDP (1995) Original publicaton at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/nsolo/wfb-all.htm (June 17, 1997).
1997 2.5% (1996)
1998 2.5% (1996)
1999 2.5% (1996)
2000 2.5% (FY96)
2001 2.2% (FY00)
2002 2.47% (2002)
2003 2.47% (2002)
2004 2.47% (2002)
2005 2.47% (2002)
2006 2.47% (2002)
2007 2.47% (2005 est.)
2008 1.9% of GDP (2007 est.)
2009 1.9% of GDP (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 85
2010 1.9% of GDP (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 76
2011 1.9% of GDP (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 77
2012 1.9% of GDP (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 74
2013 1.9% of GDP (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 74
2014 1.29% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 79 1.3% of GDP (2011) 1.29% of GDP (2010)
2015 1.42% of GDP (2014 est.) | 1.3% of GDP (2013) | 1.29% of GDP (2012) | 1.3% of GDP (2011) | 1.29% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 69
2016 1.4% of GDP (2015) | 1.42% of GDP (2014 est.) | 1.3% of GDP (2013) | 1.29% of GDP (2012) | 1.3% of GDP (2011) | country comparison to the world: 69
2017 1.42% of GDP (2016) | 1.45% of GDP (2015) | 1.35% of GDP (2014) | 1.28% of GDP (2013) | 1.22% of GDP (2012) | country comparison to the world: 69
2018 1.42% of GDP (2016) | 1.45% of GDP (2015) | 1.35% of GDP (2014) | 1.28% of GDP (2013) | 1.22% of GDP (2012)
2019 2.04% of GDP (2019 est.) | 1.82% of GDP (2018) | 1.72% of GDP (2017) | 1.4% of GDP (2016) | 1.45% of GDP (2015)
2020 2.04% of GDP (2019 est.) | 1.82% of GDP (2018) | 1.72% of GDP (2017) | 1.4% of GDP (2016) | 1.45% of GDP (2015)
2021 2% of GDP (2021 est.) 2.07% of GDP (2020) 1.84% of GDP (2019) 1.81% of GDP (2018) 1.72% of GDP (2017)
2022 2% of GDP (2022 est.) 2% of GDP (2021) 2% of GDP (2020) 1.8% of GDP (2019) (approximately $7.47 billion) 1.8% of GDP (2018) (approximately $6.9 billion)
2023 2.4% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.7% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.9% of GDP (2021) 2% of GDP (2020) 1.8% of GDP (2019)
2024 2.3% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2023) 1.7% of GDP (2022) 1.9% of GDP (2021) 2% of GDP (2020)
2025 2.3% of GDP (2025 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.8% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.9% of GDP (2021 est.)