Other expense in Romania
Romania: Other expense was 10.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Romania, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Romania is 10.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Romania peaked at 16.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1997.
Romania ranks 43rd of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Other expense in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -71.7% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +34.9% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -39.2% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +350.5% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -75.1% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +122.6% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +69.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +7.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +350.5% | 2.6% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 2.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 4.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Romania?
- Other expense in Romania was 10.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1997.
- How does Romania rank for other expense?
- Romania ranks 43rd out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.