Indicator	Value
Military expenditure (% GDP)	2.3 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military expenditure	8,720,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Armed forces personnel	128,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI [2020]
Arms imports	278,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports	118,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military & security forces	Romanian Armed Forces (Forțele Armate Române or Armata Română): Romanian Land Forces, Romanian Naval Forces, Romanian Air ForceMinistry of Internal Affairs: Romanian Police, Romanian Gendarmerie, Romanian Border Police (2025)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Military service age & obligation	typically 18-35 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory service ended in 2007 (2025); note: in 2025, the Romanian Government approved a voluntary service plan for citizens aged 18 to 35 to apply for a four-month basic military training programme, open to both men and women who have not completed active military service or not already in reserve; participants would subsequently be registered as reservistsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Arms imports (USD)	278,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Arms exports (USD)	118,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (% of GDP)	2.3 %SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]
Military spending (USD)	8,720,000,000 US$SIPRI via World Bank WDI [2024]