Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Romania

Romania: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.3155 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3155
Change on year
down 27.8%
World rank
66th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.852
in 1995
All-time low
0.3155
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Romania, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8521996: 0.8421997: 0.761998: 0.6571999: 0.6952000: 0.7512001: 0.6522002: 0.6822003: 0.672004: 0.7192005: 0.6992006: 0.7412007: 0.7082008: 0.6352009: 0.5992010: 0.6162011: 0.5922012: 0.492013: 0.5422014: 0.4752015: 0.4262016: 0.382017: 0.472018: 0.4282019: 0.4372020: 0.316

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.3155 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Romania peaked at 0.852 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3155, in 2020.

Romania ranks 66th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, 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 0.852
1996 0.842 -1.2%
1997 0.76 -9.7%
1998 0.6573 -13.5%
1999 0.6952 +5.8%
2000 0.7509 +8.0%
2001 0.6518 -13.2%
2002 0.682 +4.6%
2003 0.6705 -1.7%
2004 0.719 +7.2%
2005 0.6986 -2.8%
2006 0.7415 +6.1%
2007 0.7082 -4.5%
2008 0.6352 -10.3%
2009 0.5988 -5.7%
2010 0.6156 +2.8%
2011 0.5923 -3.8%
2012 0.4904 -17.2%
2013 0.5424 +10.6%
2014 0.4746 -12.5%
2015 0.4265 -10.1%
2016 0.3796 -11.0%
2017 0.4699 +23.8%
2018 0.4284 -8.8%
2019 0.437 +2.0%
2020 0.3155 -27.8%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.3155 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.3155 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 41% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7613 0.6573 0.852 5
2000s 0.6856 0.5988 0.7509 10
2010s 0.4857 0.3796 0.6156 10
2020s 0.3155 0.3155 0.3155 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 63 Croatia 0.393 compare
  2. 64 Netherlands 0.3638 compare
  3. 65 Belgium 0.3264 compare
  4. 67 Japan 0.3143 compare
  5. 68 Estonia 0.2979 compare
  6. 69 Spain 0.277 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Romania?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Romania was 0.3155 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.852 in 1995.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3155 in 2020.
How does Romania rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Romania ranks 66th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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