Military expenditure in local currency fell 1.38% to MDL 0.902 bil in Moldova in 2022, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Moldova reached an all time high of MDL 0.914 bil in 2021 and an all time low of MDL 0.010 bil in 1993. When compared to Moldova's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Bulgaria amounted to BGN 2.48 bil, RON 24.3 bil in Romania, RUB 6,033 bil in Russia and UAH 1,435 bil in Ukraine in 2022.
Moldova has been ranked 128th within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bulgaria | BGN bil | 1.19 | 1.26 | 1.59 | 3.77 | 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | EUR bil | 36.1 | 37.7 | 39.4 | 43.8 | 46.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | EUR bil | 4.49 | 4.53 | 4.88 | 4.81 | 5.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | HUF bil | 363 | 469 | 437 | 637 | 852 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | JPY bil | 5,060 | 5,051 | 5,358 | 5,536 | 5,487 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | MDL bil | 0.547 | 0.571 | 0.628 | 0.747 | 0.770 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | PLN bil | 36.1 | 37.7 | 43.5 | 45.2 | 52.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | RON bil | 10.7 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 19.5 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | RUB bil | 4,645 | 3,902 | 3,863 | 4,217 | 4,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | RSD bil | 79.0 | 87.5 | 81.9 | 120 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | TRY bil | 53.9 | 64.2 | 94.9 | 116 | 123 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 640 | 647 | 682 | 734 | 778 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | UAH bil | 75.3 | 86.1 | 114 | 140 | 160 |
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