Hungary vs Romania
Hungary vs Romania: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $518 in Hungary and $513 in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Hungary, by $5, or 1.01 times that in Romania.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Romania.
- In 2025, Hungary ranked 42 and Romania ranked 43 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Hungary | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $518 | $513 |
| 2024 | $488 | $436 |
| 2023 | $450 | $293 |
| 2022 | $336 | $271 |
| 2021 | $248 | $274 |
| 2020 | $283 | $260 |
| 2019 | $224 | $236 |
| 2018 | $165 | $222 |
| 2017 | $174 | $185 |
| 2016 | $131 | $134 |
| 2015 | $115 | $130 |
| 2014 | $123 | $135 |
| 2013 | $129 | $122 |
| 2012 | $133 | $104 |
| 2011 | $148 | $117 |
| 2010 | $135 | $102 |
| 2009 | $147 | $108 |
| 2008 | $186 | $144 |
| 2007 | $177 | $125 |
| 2006 | $140 | $107 |
| 2005 | $158 | $93 |
| 2004 | $152 | $71 |
| 2003 | $139 | $58 |
| 2002 | $106 | $48 |
| 2001 | $83 | $45 |
| 2000 | $70 | $42 |
| 1999 | $69 | $43 |
| 1998 | $60 | $56 |
| 1997 | $68 | $48 |
| 1996 | $57 | $39 |
| 1995 | $59 | $43 |
| 1994 | $73 | $41 |
| 1993 | $71 | $32 |
| 1992 | $78 | $36 |
| 1991 | $70 | $60 |
| 1990 | $82 | $76 |
| 1989 | $78 | $113 |
| 1988 | $98 | $111 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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 in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Romania: $8.81B 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