Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania
Romania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 8.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania is 8.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania peaked at 12.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.
That places Romania 143rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Romania
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 47,769 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.6% (2025)
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 8.8% in 2022, 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 12.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Romania ranks 143rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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