Romania vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Romania
0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Romania rank
51st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
53rd

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Romania
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.020.040.060.08196019922024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0007 current USD per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 51st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0614 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0431 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP Romania
1990s 0.0322 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0319 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current USD per US$ of GDP Romania
2000s 0.0195 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.005 current USD per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0145 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0217 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0212 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current USD per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Romania or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Romania, at 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Romania and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0007 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
How do Romania and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Romania ranks 51st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.