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

Latest (2020)
0.4246
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
56th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8741
in 1999
All-time low
0.4155
in 2013
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7861996: 0.711997: 0.8181998: 0.7341999: 0.8742000: 0.8322001: 0.7822002: 0.7332003: 0.7232004: 0.6822005: 0.6852006: 0.5762007: 0.5542008: 0.5152009: 0.442010: 0.4822011: 0.4412012: 0.4232013: 0.4162014: 0.4492015: 0.4452016: 0.4582017: 0.4442018: 0.452019: 0.4462020: 0.425

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

Annual values for 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) in Romania, 1995 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 53 Iceland 0.4429 compare
  2. 54 Poland 0.4339 compare
  3. 55 Uzbekistan 0.4267 compare
  4. 57 Australia 0.4112 compare
  5. 58 Austria 0.4042 compare
  6. 59 Russian Federation 0.3729 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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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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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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