Goods and services expense in Romania
Romania: Goods and services expense was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Romania, 1980–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Romania is 9.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Romania peaked at 30.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 114th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.7% | — |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 30.8% | +126.9% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 21.5% | -26.7% |
| 1989 | 22.6% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | -45.2% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | +43.6% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +42.0% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.0% | 8.7% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 12.4% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 3 |
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 goods and services expense in Romania?
- Goods and services expense in Romania was 9.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for goods and services expense?
- Romania ranks 114th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.