What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Romania?

17.04 billion current LCU, with Romania ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Romania: Military expenditure

Afghanistan

23.04 billion current LCU

in 2021

Romania

40.08 billion current LCU

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

95th

Romania rank

92nd

Military expenditure over time

Afghanistan
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 40.08 billion current LCU against 23.04 billion current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 17.04 billion current LCU.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 95th and Romania ranks 92nd of 167 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.86 billion current LCU	1.19 million current LCU	1.86 billion current LCU	Afghanistan
2000s	9.06 billion current LCU	6.30 billion current LCU	2.76 billion current LCU	Afghanistan
2010s	13.84 billion current LCU	11.09 billion current LCU	2.74 billion current LCU	Afghanistan
2020s	22.27 billion current LCU	21.73 billion current LCU	534.90 million current LCU	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Afghanistan or Romania?: Romania, at 40.08 billion current LCU against 23.04 billion current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Romania?: 17.04 billion current LCU, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Romania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Romania rank globally for military expenditure?: Afghanistan ranks 95th and Romania ranks 92nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)