Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Romania
Romania: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.8369 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Romania, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.8369 for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Romania peaked at 0.9457 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3237, in 2017.
Romania ranks 25th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8817 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8885 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9123 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9457 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9334 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9269 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4051 | -56.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4186 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3749 | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3908 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3575 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3481 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4348 | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4533 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3728 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3858 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4257 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3575 | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3249 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3919 | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3652 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.352 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3237 | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8576 | +165.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8495 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8369 | -1.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.8369 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5914, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.8369 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7346, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +165.0% | 0.3237 | 0.8576 |
| 2001 | -56.3% | 0.9269 | 0.4051 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9123 | 0.8817 | 0.9457 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4483 | 0.3481 | 0.9269 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4634 | 0.3237 | 0.8576 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8369 | 0.8369 | 0.8369 | 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 education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Romania?
- Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Romania was 0.8369 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9457 in 1998.
- What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3237 in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
- Romania ranks 25th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. 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 Education, 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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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.