How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Romania
Romania: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Romania, 1989–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Romania is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.8% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Romania peaked at 18.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
Romania ranks 74th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 0.0% | 18.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 11.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 22.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0869 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1169 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2087 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Romania?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Romania was 0.7% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Romania ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.