Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Romania
8.72 billion current USD
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
21.67 billion current USD
in 2024
Romania rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 21.67 billion current USD against 8.72 billion current USD in Romania, a difference of 12.96 billion current USD.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.5 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.10 billion current USD 843.38 million current USD 260.00 million current USD Romania
1970s 983.42 million current USD 4.66 billion current USD 3.68 billion current USD Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 1.60 billion current USD 8.35 billion current USD 6.75 billion current USD Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 1.07 billion current USD 7.30 billion current USD 6.23 billion current USD Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.78 billion current USD 10.84 billion current USD 9.05 billion current USD Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.95 billion current USD 19.64 billion current USD 16.69 billion current USD Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 5.98 billion current USD 21.49 billion current USD 15.52 billion current USD Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 21.67 billion current USD against 8.72 billion current USD in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12.96 billion current USD, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Romania ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.