Azerbaijan vs Romania
Azerbaijan vs Romania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $4.67B in Azerbaijan and $8.81B in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by $4.13B, or 1.88 times that in Azerbaijan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Azerbaijan.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 48 and Romania ranked 33 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Azerbaijan | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.67B | $8.81B |
| 2024 | $3.78B | $8.32B |
| 2023 | $3.64B | $5.92B |
| 2022 | $3.33B | $6.17B |
| 2021 | $3.42B | $6.36B |
| 2020 | $3.02B | $6.5B |
| 2019 | $2.57B | $6.08B |
| 2018 | $2.38B | $5.56B |
| 2017 | $2.26B | $5B |
| 2016 | $2.16B | $3.68B |
| 2015 | $3.23B | $3.49B |
| 2014 | $3.04B | $3.02B |
| 2013 | $3.03B | $2.77B |
| 2012 | $3B | $2.57B |
| 2011 | $2.89B | $2.64B |
| 2010 | $1.52B | $2.56B |
| 2009 | $1.6B | $2.78B |
| 2008 | $1.82B | $3.26B |
| 2007 | $1.35B | $2.96B |
| 2006 | $1.24B | $3.09B |
| 2005 | $604M | $3B |
| 2004 | $516M | $2.83B |
| 2003 | $425M | $2.63B |
| 2002 | $341M | $2.55B |
| 2001 | $316M | $2.57B |
| 2000 | $280M | $2.45B |
| 1999 | $264M | $2.57B |
| 1998 | $203M | $2.85B |
| 1997 | $178M | $3.14B |
| 1996 | $155M | $2.8B |
| 1995 | $176M | $2.88B |
| 1994 | $212M | $2.95B |
| 1993 | $420M | $2.48B |
| 1992 | $400M | $4.1B |
| 1991 | – | $5.24B |
| 1990 | – | $5.06B |
| 1989 | – | $11.5B |
| 1988 | – | $10.8B |
| 1987 | – | $9.89B |
| 1986 | – | $12.1B |
| 1985 | – | $11.4B |
| 1984 | – | $5.04B |
| 1983 | – | $4.94B |
| 1982 | – | $4.81B |
| 1981 | – | $5.34B |
| 1980 | – | $5.29B |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Azerbaijan vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025