Hungary vs Romania
Hungary vs Romania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $4.62B in Hungary and $8.81B in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by $4.19B, or 1.91 times that in Hungary.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1980.
- In 2025, Hungary ranked 49 and Romania ranked 33 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Hungary | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.62B | $8.81B |
| 2024 | $4.73B | $8.32B |
| 2023 | $4.36B | $5.92B |
| 2022 | $4.03B | $6.17B |
| 2021 | $2.78B | $6.36B |
| 2020 | $3.41B | $6.5B |
| 2019 | $2.63B | $6.08B |
| 2018 | $1.87B | $5.56B |
| 2017 | $2.06B | $5B |
| 2016 | $1.63B | $3.68B |
| 2015 | $1.43B | $3.49B |
| 2014 | $1.27B | $3.02B |
| 2013 | $1.29B | $2.77B |
| 2012 | $1.36B | $2.57B |
| 2011 | $1.43B | $2.64B |
| 2010 | $1.41B | $2.56B |
| 2009 | $1.58B | $2.78B |
| 2008 | $1.77B | $3.26B |
| 2007 | $1.9B | $2.96B |
| 2006 | $1.87B | $3.09B |
| 2005 | $2.08B | $3B |
| 2004 | $2.1B | $2.83B |
| 2003 | $2.27B | $2.63B |
| 2002 | $2.11B | $2.55B |
| 2001 | $1.93B | $2.57B |
| 2000 | $1.76B | $2.45B |
| 1999 | $1.59B | $2.57B |
| 1998 | $1.39B | $2.85B |
| 1997 | $1.56B | $3.14B |
| 1996 | $1.27B | $2.8B |
| 1995 | $1.35B | $2.88B |
| 1994 | $1.79B | $2.95B |
| 1993 | $1.81B | $2.48B |
| 1992 | $2.1B | $4.1B |
| 1991 | $2.17B | $5.24B |
| 1990 | $2.89B | $5.06B |
| 1989 | $3.34B | $11.5B |
| 1988 | $4.21B | $10.8B |
| 1987 | $3.65B | $9.89B |
| 1986 | $3.59B | $12.1B |
| 1985 | $5.54B | $11.4B |
| 1984 | $3.55B | $5.04B |
| 1983 | $3.75B | $4.94B |
| 1982 | $3.67B | $4.81B |
| 1981 | $3.71B | $5.34B |
| 1980 | $3.59B | $5.29B |
| 1979 | $3.6B | – |
| 1978 | $3.62B | – |
| 1977 | $3.2B | – |
| 1976 | $3.07B | – |
| 1975 | $3.27B | – |
| 1974 | $3.04B | – |
| 1973 | $2.77B | – |
| 1972 | $2.84B | – |
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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
Hungary vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerHungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025