Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania
Romania: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4194 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.4194 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 170.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania peaked at 0.9555 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.0753, in 2018.
That places Romania 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7799 | — |
| 1996 | 0.768 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6844 | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6147 | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7241 | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7767 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6604 | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6821 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9555 | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8152 | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8728 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6554 | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5153 | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.62 | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6217 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5771 | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3494 | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3488 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4681 | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4164 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3282 | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3804 | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2017 | -47.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0753 | -137.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1551 | -305.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4194 | +170.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.4194 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.4194 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5683, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +305.9% | -0.0753 | 0.1551 |
| 2020 | +170.4% | 0.1551 | 0.4194 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7142 | 0.6147 | 0.7799 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7175 | 0.5153 | 0.9555 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.315 | -0.0753 | 0.5771 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4194 | 0.4194 | 0.4194 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More public sector data for Romania
- Arms imports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 14.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 457.48 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 54.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania was 0.4194 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9555 in 2003.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0753 in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.