Romania vs Tajikistan
Romania vs Tajikistan: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.28% of GDP in Romania and 1.47% of GDP in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.81 percentage points, or 1.55 times that in Tajikistan.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Romania ranked 45 and Tajikistan ranked 85 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Romania | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.28 | 1.47 |
| 2024 | 2.17 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | 1.62 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 1.76 | 1.93 |
| 2021 | 1.86 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.02 | 0.95 |
| 2019 | 1.84 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 1.73 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 1.43 | 1.21 |
| 2015 | 1.45 | 1.28 |
| 2014 | 1.35 | 1.13 |
| 2013 | 1.29 | – |
| 2012 | 1.17 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1.24 | 1.09 |
| 2010 | 1.23 | 0.95 |
| 2009 | 1.28 | 0.95 |
| 2008 | 1.4 | 1.02 |
| 2007 | 1.49 | – |
| 2006 | 1.85 | – |
| 2005 | 2.01 | – |
| 2004 | 2.01 | 1.13 |
| 2003 | 2.09 | 1.12 |
| 2002 | 2.29 | 1.05 |
| 2001 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 2.64 | 1.39 |
| 1998 | 3 | 1.71 |
| 1997 | 3.02 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 2.37 | 1.29 |
| 1995 | 2.61 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | 3.12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2.74 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4.25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4.77 | – |
| 1990 | 4.55 | – |
| 1989 | 4.8 | – |
| 1988 | 4.21 | – |
| 1987 | 3.91 | – |
| 1986 | 4.45 | – |
| 1985 | 4.3 | – |
| 1984 | 1.91 | – |
| 1983 | 1.99 | – |
| 1982 | 2.04 | – |
| 1981 | 2.2 | – |
| 1980 | 2.21 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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
Romania vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025