Government spending on defence in Romania

Government spending on defence in Romania was equal to 1.6% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on defence Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2024 1.6% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.4percentage points 2023: 1.2%
European Union, 2024 1.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 1.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 14th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on defence in Romania over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on defence (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 1.6% 1.5%
2023 1.2% 1.3%
2022 1.4% 1.3%
2021 1.4% 1.3%
2020 1.9% 1.3%
2019 1.2% 1.2%
2018 1.2% 1.2%
2017 1.3% 1.2%
2016 1.3% 1.2%
2015 0.9% 1.2%
2014 0.7% 1.1%
2013 0.7% 1.2%
2012 0.7% 1.2%
2011 0.8% 1.3%
2010 1.4% 1.4%
2009 1.4% –
2008 1.4% –
2007 1.7% –
2006 2.3% –
2005 2.8% –
2004 2.2% –
2003 2.6% –
2002 2.2% –
2001 1.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 1.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.7%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 14th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF02 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Romania
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat