Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania
Romania: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 51.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania stood at 51.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Romania peaked at 56.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 48th of 114 countries on this measure, 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 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 46.0% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 50.9% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 51.4% | 55.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More infrastructure data for Romania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 51.4% in 2023, 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 56.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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