Romania vs Tajikistan: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $513 in Romania and $23 in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by $490, or 22 times that in Tajikistan.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | $513 2025 | $130 | 43 of 151 |
| Tajikistan | $23 2025 | $12 | 117 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2025, Romania ranked 43 and Tajikistan ranked 117 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Romania | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $513 | $23 |
| 2024 | $436 | $18 |
| 2023 | $293 | $28 |
| 2022 | $271 | $20 |
| 2021 | $274 | $9 |
| 2020 | $260 | $8 |
| 2019 | $236 | $9 |
| 2018 | $222 | $9 |
| 2017 | $185 | $9 |
| 2016 | $134 | $10 |
| 2015 | $130 | $12 |
| 2014 | $135 | $13 |
| 2013 | $122 | – |
| 2012 | $104 | $10 |
| 2011 | $117 | $9 |
| 2010 | $102 | $7 |
| 2009 | $108 | $6 |
| 2008 | $144 | $7 |
| 2007 | $125 | – |
| 2006 | $107 | – |
| 2005 | $93 | – |
| 2004 | $71 | $7 |
| 2003 | $58 | $5 |
| 2002 | $48 | $4 |
| 2001 | $45 | $2 |
| 2000 | $42 | $2 |
| 1999 | $43 | $2 |
| 1998 | $56 | $4 |
| 1997 | $48 | $3 |
| 1996 | $39 | $2 |
| 1995 | $43 | $1 |
| 1994 | $41 | $2 |
| 1993 | $32 | $4 |
| 1992 | $36 | $0 |
| 1991 | $60 | – |
| 1990 | $76 | – |
| 1989 | $113 | – |
| 1988 | $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