Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Military expenditure (current USD)
Romania
9.73 billion current USD
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23.26 billion current USD
in 2025
Romania rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Romania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 23.26 billion current USD against 9.73 billion current USD in Romania, a difference of 13.53 billion current USD.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.4 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.10 billion current USD | 841.35 million current USD | 262.03 million current USD | Romania |
| 1970s | 983.42 million current USD | 4.66 billion current USD | 3.68 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.60 billion current USD | 8.36 billion current USD | 6.76 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.07 billion current USD | 7.32 billion current USD | 6.25 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.78 billion current USD | 10.82 billion current USD | 9.04 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.95 billion current USD | 19.55 billion current USD | 16.60 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 6.53 billion current USD | 20.92 billion current USD | 14.39 billion current USD | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 23.26 billion current USD against 9.73 billion current USD in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13.53 billion current USD, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for military expenditure?
- Romania ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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)