Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania
Romania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 8.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.4%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
97th
of 116 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2006
All-time low
7.9%
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2023.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania peaked at 11.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2013.
Romania ranks 97th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +25.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 94 Serbia 8.7% compare
- 95 Cook Islands 8.5% compare
- 96 San Marino 8.4% compare
- 98 Bahrain 8.4% compare
- 99 Nigeria 8.2% compare
- 100 Afghanistan 8.2% compare
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 694,968 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania was 8.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2013.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Romania ranks 97th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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