Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania
Romania: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2924 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania stood at 0.2924.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania peaked at 0.3451 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1487, in 2000.
Romania ranks 45th of 60 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 protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1635 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1794 | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1851 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1934 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1764 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1487 | -15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2211 | +48.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1797 | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1956 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2045 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2724 | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3253 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3451 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3232 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3041 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3104 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2499 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2438 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2389 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2339 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.245 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3152 | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3348 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3141 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3101 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2924 | -5.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2924 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 73% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2924 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 63% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1796 | 0.1635 | 0.1934 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.252 | 0.1487 | 0.3451 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2796 | 0.2339 | 0.3348 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2924 | 0.2924 | 0.2924 | 1 |
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 social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania was 0.2924 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3451 in 2007.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1487 in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 protection, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.