Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Romania
Romania: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 27.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Romania, 1995–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 27.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2022.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Romania peaked at 31.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2009.
That places Romania 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.0% | — |
| 1996 | 27.0% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 28.7% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +1.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 27.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 92% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Romania's 27.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 81% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 31.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 25.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.9% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.8% | 27.5% | 3 |
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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Romania?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Romania was 27.5% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Romania ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.