Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Romania
Romania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 31.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Romania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Romania stood at 31.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Romania peaked at 34.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2007.
That places Romania 39th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 28.0% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 26.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.9% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.4% | 33.5% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Romania?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Romania was 31.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Romania ranks 39th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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