Kuwait vs Romania: Military expenditure (current USD)
Kuwait
8.09 billion current USD
in 2025
Romania
9.73 billion current USD
in 2025
Kuwait rank
36th
Romania rank
34th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Kuwait
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 9.73 billion current USD against 8.09 billion current USD in Kuwait, a difference of 1.64 billion current USD.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.
Kuwait ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 390.22 million current USD | 1.06 billion current USD | 673.19 million current USD | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.40 billion current USD | 1.60 billion current USD | 204.44 million current USD | Romania |
| 1990s | 4.84 billion current USD | 1.07 billion current USD | 3.77 billion current USD | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.46 billion current USD | 1.78 billion current USD | 1.68 billion current USD | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 6.07 billion current USD | 2.95 billion current USD | 3.11 billion current USD | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 7.98 billion current USD | 6.53 billion current USD | 1.44 billion current USD | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Kuwait or Romania?
- Romania, at 9.73 billion current USD against 8.09 billion current USD in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Kuwait and Romania?
- 1.64 billion current USD, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Romania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Romania rank globally for military expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)