Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Romania
Romania: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 93.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Romania, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Romania stood at 93.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Romania peaked at 95.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2008.
That places Romania 56th out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 93.9% | — |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 79.0% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 89.2% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.1% | 93.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Romania?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Romania was 93.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Romania ranks 56th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release