Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania

Romania: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.3072 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3072
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
37th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3203
in 2019
All-time low
0.1819
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, 1995–2020

00.10.20.31995200720201995: 0.1971996: 0.2071997: 0.231998: 0.2191999: 0.1882000: 0.1822001: 0.2392002: 0.2032003: 0.212004: 0.1852005: 0.2492006: 0.3142007: 0.2952008: 0.2862009: 0.2812010: 0.2692011: 0.212012: 0.1992013: 0.1922014: 0.1932015: 0.2042016: 0.2782017: 0.2972018: 0.2942019: 0.322020: 0.307

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania is 0.3072, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania peaked at 0.3203 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1819, in 2000.

Romania ranks 37th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Romania, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.1972
1996 0.2067 +4.8%
1997 0.2296 +11.0%
1998 0.2189 -4.6%
1999 0.188 -14.1%
2000 0.1819 -3.3%
2001 0.2391 +31.5%
2002 0.2032 -15.0%
2003 0.2104 +3.5%
2004 0.1845 -12.3%
2005 0.2491 +35.0%
2006 0.3143 +26.2%
2007 0.2948 -6.2%
2008 0.2861 -2.9%
2009 0.2808 -1.9%
2010 0.2691 -4.2%
2011 0.2099 -22.0%
2012 0.1992 -5.1%
2013 0.1916 -3.8%
2014 0.1928 +0.6%
2015 0.2036 +5.6%
2016 0.2777 +36.3%
2017 0.2975 +7.1%
2018 0.294 -1.2%
2019 0.3203 +9.0%
2020 0.3072 -4.1%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.3072 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.3072 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2081 0.188 0.2296 5
2000s 0.2444 0.1819 0.3143 10
2010s 0.2456 0.1916 0.3203 10
2020s 0.3072 0.3072 0.3072 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 34 Sweden 0.3571 compare
  2. 35 Cyprus 0.3531 compare
  3. 36 Lithuania 0.3096 compare
  4. 38 Honduras 0.2959 compare
  5. 39 Peru 0.2952 compare
  6. 40 Slovakia 0.2671 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania?
Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania was 0.3072 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.3203 in 2019.
What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1819 in 2000.
How does Romania rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Romania ranks 37th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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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Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
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