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

972.70 million current LCU, with Jamaica ahead.

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

46 years are reported by both, from 1976 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.

Jamaica vs Romania: Military expenditure

Jamaica

41.05 billion current LCU

in 2024

Romania

40.08 billion current LCU

in 2024

Jamaica rank

90th

Romania rank

92nd

Military expenditure over time

Jamaica
Romania

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 41.05 billion current LCU against 40.08 billion current LCU in Romania, a difference of 972.70 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 90th and Romania ranks 92nd of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26.38 million current LCU	1.41 million current LCU	24.97 million current LCU	Jamaica
1980s	127.60 million current LCU	2.66 million current LCU	124.94 million current LCU	Jamaica
1990s	1.22 billion current LCU	406.80 million current LCU	816.00 million current LCU	Jamaica
2000s	4.71 billion current LCU	5.03 billion current LCU	320.00 million current LCU	Romania
2010s	17.23 billion current LCU	11.09 billion current LCU	6.14 billion current LCU	Jamaica
2020s	35.28 billion current LCU	26.72 billion current LCU	8.56 billion current LCU	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Jamaica or Romania?: Jamaica, at 41.05 billion current LCU against 40.08 billion current LCU in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Jamaica and Romania?: 972.70 million current LCU, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for military expenditure?: Jamaica ranks 90th 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)