Nepal vs Romania: Military spending as a share of GDP
Nepal
1.7%
in 2019
Romania
1.8%
in 2019
Nepal rank
59th
Romania rank
57th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Nepal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Nepal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Romania ahead.
Nepal ranks 59th and Romania ranks 57th of 172 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.9% | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 5.3% | 4.6% | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 6.8% | 6.3% | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 12.9% | 12.5% | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 8.8% | 8.2% | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 5.5% | 4.9% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 4.0% | 3.3% | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Nepal or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Nepal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Nepal and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Romania?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2019.
- How do Nepal and Romania rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Nepal ranks 59th and Romania ranks 57th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).