Social contributions in Romania
Romania: Social contributions was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Romania, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Romania recorded 36.5% for social contributions in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Romania peaked at 39.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1974.
Romania ranks 12th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Social contributions in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.9% | — |
| 1973 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 7.9% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 9.4% | +18.4% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.2% | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +38.8% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 18.3% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 12.8% | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 22.9% | +63.9% |
| 1991 | 28.9% | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 28.7% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 34.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 22.9% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 31.4% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 24.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 34.0% | 39.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 9 France 38.9% compare
- 10 Switzerland 37.7% compare
- 11 United States 36.5% compare
- 13 Belgium 35.6% compare
- 14 Belarus 35.5% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
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 social contributions in Romania?
- Social contributions in Romania was 36.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1974.
- How does Romania rank for social contributions?
- Romania ranks 12th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.