Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania
Romania: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4246 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Romania stood at 0.4246.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Romania peaked at 0.8741 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4155, in 2013.
That places Romania 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7859 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7095 | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8182 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7336 | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8741 | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.832 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7819 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7329 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7229 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6815 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6846 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5758 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5535 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5155 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4399 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4819 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4411 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4232 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4155 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4494 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4452 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4581 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4439 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4496 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4463 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4246 | -4.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.4246 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.4246 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7843 | 0.7095 | 0.8741 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6521 | 0.4399 | 0.832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4454 | 0.4155 | 0.4819 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4246 | 0.4246 | 0.4246 | 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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Romania?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Romania was 0.4246 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8741 in 1999.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4155 in 2013.
- How does Romania rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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.