Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania
Romania: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9425 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.9425 for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Romania peaked at 0.9915 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9409, in 2019.
Romania ranks 50th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9893 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9907 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9823 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9915 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9854 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9877 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9892 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9889 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9877 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.987 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.988 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9823 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9661 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9773 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9755 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9736 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9752 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9532 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9633 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9577 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9595 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9588 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9495 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9468 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9409 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9425 | +0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.9425 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.9425 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.978, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9878 | 0.9823 | 0.9915 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.983 | 0.9661 | 0.9892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9579 | 0.9409 | 0.9752 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9425 | 0.9425 | 0.9425 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Romania?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Romania was 0.9425 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9915 in 1998.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9409 in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Romania ranks 50th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, 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.