Estonia vs Romania: Goods and services expense
Estonia
9.2%
in 2023
Romania
9.0%
in 2022
Estonia rank
112th
Romania rank
114th
Goods and services expense over time
- Estonia
- Romania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 9.2% against 9.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 112th and Romania ranks 114th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 17.6% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 14.7% | 2.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 0.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Estonia or Romania?
- Estonia, at 9.2% against 9.0% in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Estonia and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Estonia ranks 112th and Romania ranks 114th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.