Subsidies and other transfers in Romania
Romania: Subsidies and other transfers was 58.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers 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 subsidies and other transfers in Romania is 58.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Romania peaked at 61.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1999.
That places Romania 32nd out of 152 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.8% | — |
| 1991 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 61.4% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 57.4% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 54.2% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 37.6% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 42.0% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 55.1% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.5% | 58.9% | 3 |
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 subsidies and other transfers in Romania?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Romania was 58.9% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Romania ranks 32nd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.