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

124.10 million current LCU, with Canada ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Canada vs Romania: Military expenditure

Canada

40.21 billion current LCU

in 2024

Romania

40.08 billion current LCU

in 2024

Canada rank

91st

Romania rank

92nd

Military expenditure over time

Canada
Romania

How they compare

Canada currently reports 40.21 billion current LCU against 40.08 billion current LCU in Romania, a difference of 124.10 million current LCU.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 91st and Romania ranks 92nd of 167 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.79 billion current LCU	609,670 current LCU	1.78 billion current LCU	Canada
1970s	3.15 billion current LCU	1.22 million current LCU	3.15 billion current LCU	Canada
1980s	9.46 billion current LCU	2.53 million current LCU	9.46 billion current LCU	Canada
1990s	12.47 billion current LCU	406.80 million current LCU	12.06 billion current LCU	Canada
2000s	16.09 billion current LCU	5.03 billion current LCU	11.05 billion current LCU	Canada
2010s	23.50 billion current LCU	11.09 billion current LCU	12.41 billion current LCU	Canada
2020s	34.60 billion current LCU	26.72 billion current LCU	7.88 billion current LCU	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Canada or Romania?: Canada, at 40.21 billion current LCU against 40.08 billion current LCU in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Canada and Romania?: 124.10 million current LCU, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Romania?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Canada and Romania rank globally for military expenditure?: Canada ranks 91st 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: 06 August 2026

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