Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Romania
Romania: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 22.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22.7%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
64th
of 184 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 1994
All-time low
16.5%
in 1987
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Romania, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Romania stood at 22.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Romania peaked at 29.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1987.
That places Romania 64th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.7% | — |
| 1961 | 18.7% | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 24.7% | +32.0% |
| 1963 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 24.3% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 25.0% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 26.3% | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 26.8% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 27.4% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 25.4% | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 26.5% | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 28.0% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 26.0% | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 27.9% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 26.9% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 27.7% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 19.8% | -28.4% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 20.7% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 18.3% | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 17.7% | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 25.1% | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 29.8% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.3% | 17.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.8% | 25.4% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 16.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 20.5% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 22.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 20.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.1% | 23.5% | 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)
- 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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Romania?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Romania was 22.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1987.
- How does Romania rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Romania ranks 64th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.