Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Romania
Romania: Goods and services expense (% of 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 (% of 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% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 9.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 9.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods and services expense (% of expense) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +126.9% | 13.6% | 30.8% |
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 |
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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.