Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Romania

Arms imports in Romania in 2024 — 278,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 28 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 139.7%.

2024 278,000,000 M TIV −19.19% vs 2023
World rank 28of 111
Period maximum 673,000,000 M TIV1974
Period minimum 0 M TIV2014

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Romania, 1960–20240200,000,000400,000,000600,000,000800,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 116,000,000 M TIV1962: 179,000,000 M TIV1964: 421,000,000 M TIV1966: 401,000,000 M TIV1968: 591,000,000 M TIV1970: 561,000,000 M TIV1972: 497,000,000 M TIV1974: 673,000,000 M TIV1976: 294,000,000 M TIV1978: 296,000,000 M TIV1980: 516,000,000 M TIV1982: 445,000,000 M TIV1984: 243,000,000 M TIV1986: 455,000,000 M TIV1988: 199,000,000 M TIV1990: 599,000,000 M TIV1992: 187,000,000 M TIV1994: 29,000,000 M TIV1996: 39,000,000 M TIV1998: 170,000,000 M TIV2000: 21,000,000 M TIV2002: 21,000,000 M TIV2004: 285,000,000 M TIV2006: 64,000,000 M TIV2008: 80,000,000 M TIV2010: 107,000,000 M TIV2012: 21,000,000 M TIV2014: 0 M TIV2016: 177,000,000 M TIV2018: 35,000,000 M TIV2020: 168,000,000 M TIV2022: 186,000,000 M TIV2024: 278,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +162,000,000 (+139.66%) Average annual rate: 1.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 278,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Europe & Central Asia 14,173,000,000 M TIV
Eastern Europe computed 8,526,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 278,000,000 −66,000,000 −19.19%
2023 344,000,000 +158,000,000 +84.95%
2022 186,000,000 +43,000,000 +30.07%
2021 143,000,000 −25,000,000 −14.88%
2020 168,000,000 +155,000,000 +1,192.31%
2019 13,000,000 −22,000,000 −62.86%
2018 35,000,000 −53,000,000 −60.23%
2017 88,000,000 −89,000,000 −50.28%
2016 177,000,000 +155,000,000 +704.55%
2015 22,000,000 +22,000,000
2014 0 −20,000,000 −100%
2013 20,000,000 −1,000,000 −4.76%
2012 21,000,000 −59,000,000 −73.75%
2011 80,000,000 −27,000,000 −25.23%
2010 107,000,000 +48,000,000 +81.36%
2009 59,000,000 −21,000,000 −26.25%
2008 80,000,000 −21,000,000 −20.79%
2007 101,000,000 +37,000,000 +57.81%
2006 64,000,000 −368,000,000 −85.19%
2005 432,000,000 +147,000,000 +51.58%
2004 285,000,000 +268,000,000 +1,576.47%
2003 17,000,000 −4,000,000 −19.05%
2002 21,000,000 −3,000,000 −12.5%
2001 24,000,000 +3,000,000 +14.29%
2000 21,000,000 −121,000,000 −85.21%
1999 142,000,000 −28,000,000 −16.47%
1998 170,000,000 +109,000,000 +178.69%
1997 61,000,000 +22,000,000 +56.41%
1996 39,000,000 +37,000,000 +1,850%
1995 2,000,000 −27,000,000 −93.1%
1994 29,000,000 +15,000,000 +107.14%
1993 14,000,000 −173,000,000 −92.51%
1992 187,000,000 +122,000,000 +187.69%
1991 65,000,000 −534,000,000 −89.15%
1990 599,000,000 +302,000,000 +101.68%
1989 297,000,000 +98,000,000 +49.25%
1988 199,000,000 −15,000,000 −7.01%
1987 214,000,000 −241,000,000 −52.97%
1986 455,000,000 +125,000,000 +37.88%
1985 330,000,000 +87,000,000 +35.8%
1984 243,000,000 −41,000,000 −14.44%
1983 284,000,000 −161,000,000 −36.18%
1982 445,000,000 −25,000,000 −5.32%
1981 470,000,000 −46,000,000 −8.91%
1980 516,000,000 −126,000,000 −19.63%
1979 642,000,000 +346,000,000 +116.89%
1978 296,000,000 −52,000,000 −14.94%
1977 348,000,000 +54,000,000 +18.37%
1976 294,000,000 −342,000,000 −53.77%
1975 636,000,000 −37,000,000 −5.5%
1974 673,000,000 +135,000,000 +25.09%
1973 538,000,000 +41,000,000 +8.25%
1972 497,000,000 +26,000,000 +5.52%
1971 471,000,000 −90,000,000 −16.04%
1970 561,000,000 +162,000,000 +40.6%
1969 399,000,000 −192,000,000 −32.49%
1968 591,000,000 +149,000,000 +33.71%
1967 442,000,000 +41,000,000 +10.22%
1966 401,000,000 −119,000,000 −22.88%
1965 520,000,000 +99,000,000 +23.52%
1964 421,000,000 +191,000,000 +83.04%
1963 230,000,000 +51,000,000 +28.49%
1962 179,000,000 +149,000,000 +496.67%
1961 30,000,000 −86,000,000 −74.14%
1960 116,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.