Romania vs Spain: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Romania
43.45 billion current LCU
in 2025
Spain
35.65 billion current LCU
in 2025
Romania rank
90th
Spain rank
93rd
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Romania currently reports 43.45 billion current LCU against 35.65 billion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 7.80 billion current LCU.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Romania ranks 90th and Spain ranks 93rd of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 609,670 current LCU | 171.86 million current LCU | 171.25 million current LCU | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.22 million current LCU | 904.17 million current LCU | 902.94 million current LCU | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.53 million current LCU | 4.64 billion current LCU | 4.64 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 1990s | 406.80 million current LCU | 8.34 billion current LCU | 7.93 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.03 billion current LCU | 12.82 billion current LCU | 7.79 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2010s | 11.09 billion current LCU | 14.08 billion current LCU | 2.99 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2020s | 29.20 billion current LCU | 22.30 billion current LCU | 6.90 billion current LCU | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Romania or Spain?
- Romania, at 43.45 billion current LCU against 35.65 billion current LCU in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Romania and Spain?
- 7.80 billion current LCU, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for military expenditure?
- Romania ranks 90th and Spain ranks 93rd of 168 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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About this data
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)