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

Latest (2020)
0.9425
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9915
in 1998
All-time low
0.9409
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9891996: 0.9911997: 0.9821998: 0.9911999: 0.9852000: 0.9882001: 0.9892002: 0.9892003: 0.9882004: 0.9872005: 0.9882006: 0.9822007: 0.9662008: 0.9772009: 0.9762010: 0.9742011: 0.9752012: 0.9532013: 0.9632014: 0.9582015: 0.9592016: 0.9592017: 0.9492018: 0.9472019: 0.9412020: 0.942

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

Annual values for 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) in Romania, 1995 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 47 Costa Rica 0.9493 compare
  2. 48 Israel 0.9477 compare
  3. 49 Albania 0.9476 compare
  4. 51 Mongolia 0.9386 compare
  5. 52 North Macedonia 0.9252 compare
  6. 53 Chile 0.9151 compare

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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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Indicator
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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
80 places, 1,545 data points, 1974–2020
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