Romania vs Tunisia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Romania
1.8%
in 2019
Tunisia
1.8%
in 2019
Romania rank
57th
Tunisia rank
55th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Romania
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Tunisia ahead.
Romania ranks 57th and Tunisia ranks 55th of 172 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.9% | 6.6% | 2.7% | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 2.9% | 6.3% | 3.3% | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 11.4% | 1.0% | 10.5% | Romania |
| 1960s | 8.8% | 1.2% | 7.6% | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.5% | 1.5% | 4.0% | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Romania or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Romania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Romania and Tunisia?
- 0.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Tunisia?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2019.
- How do Romania and Tunisia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Romania ranks 57th and Tunisia ranks 55th 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).