Australia vs Romania: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's

Australia
1.39
in 2020
Romania
1.25
in 2020
Australia rank
25th
Romania rank
27th

General public services, Ratio of this level of government's over time

  • Australia
  • Romania
00.511.5199520072020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.39 against 1.25 in Romania, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Romania ranks 27th of 60 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 1.16 0.9741 0.1884 Australia
2000s 1.59 0.8985 0.6932 Australia
2010s 1.43 1.26 0.1687 Australia
2020s 1.39 1.25 0.138 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general public services, ratio of this level of government's, Australia or Romania?
Australia, at 1.39 against 1.25 in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in general public services, ratio of this level of government's between Australia and Romania?
0.14, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do Australia and Romania rank globally for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
Australia ranks 25th and Romania ranks 27th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.