Romania: Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 2,100% from 6 million in 1971 (5.89% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Romania's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 9 million on 2024 (from 123 million to 132 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2024), the average change was +4.63 million and a typical year strayed about 36.11 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 122 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 75 million in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Romania had the 19th highest value of the 42 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Romania in the 2025 ranking

• Denmark — 16th of 42: 165 million
• Brazil — 17th of 42: 153 million
• Czechia — 18th of 42: 137 million
• Switzerland — 20th of 42: 129 million
• Pakistan — 21st of 42: 127 million
• Ukraine — 22nd of 42: 120 million

What this measures

Arms transfers (exports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.

Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 40 values

Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies

• Austria — 1 million (2025)
• Belarus — 1 million (2025)
• Belgium — 86 million (2025)
• Bulgaria — 33 million (2024)
• Czechia — 137 million (2025)
• Denmark — 165 million (2025)
• Finland — 115 million (2025)
• France — 3.37 billion (2025)
• Germany — 1.7 billion (2025)
• Greece — 2 million (2025)

More public sector data for Romania

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 421 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 9.73 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 43.45 billion (2025)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 74.41 billion (2024)
• Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 13.15% (2024)
• Social contributions (current LCU) — 206.52 billion (2024)
• Social contributions (% of revenue) — 36.49% (2024)
• Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 540.24 billion (2024)
• Tax revenue (current LCU) — 285.1 billion (2024)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Romania's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?

132 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 2,100% from 6 million in 1971 (5.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 216 million in 2013 and the lowest 0 in 2011.

How does Romania rank?

19th highest of 42 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Romania?

In 2025, Romania's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 9 million on 2024 (from 123 million to 132 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2024), the average change was +4.63 million and a typical year strayed about 36.11 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.XPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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