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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Romania

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Romania in 2025 — 17.3%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 132. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4 pp.

2025 17.3% −1.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 60of 132
Period maximum 18.9%2020
Period minimum 11.7%1996

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Romania, 1990–202510121416182019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 13.3%1991: 15.2%1992: 14.3%1993: 12.3%1994: 13.8%1995: 12.2%1996: 11.7%1997: 12.7%1998: 11.9%1999: 16.7%2000: 16.9%2001: 15.8%2002: 14.8%2003: 16%2004: 14.7%2005: 16.2%2006: 15.9%2007: 15.4%2008: 15.9%2009: 16.1%2010: 15%2011: 13.5%2012: 13.8%2013: 14.3%2014: 14.2%2015: 13.9%2016: 15.3%2017: 15.7%2018: 16.7%2019: 17.6%2020: 18.9%2021: 17.8%2022: 16.7%2023: 17.2%2024: 18.5%2025: 17.3%
Change over the period: +4 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 17.3%
Europe & Central Asia 20.6%
Eastern Europe computed 20.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.3 −1.2 pp
2024 18.5 +1.3 pp
2023 17.2 +0.5 pp
2022 16.7 −1.1 pp
2021 17.8 −1.1 pp
2020 18.9 +1.3 pp
2019 17.6 +0.8 pp
2018 16.7 +1 pp
2017 15.7 +0.4 pp
2016 15.3 +1.4 pp
2015 13.9 −0.2 pp
2014 14.2 −0.1 pp
2013 14.3 +0.5 pp
2012 13.8 +0.2 pp
2011 13.5 −1.5 pp
2010 15 −1.1 pp
2009 16.1 +0.2 pp
2008 15.9 +0.5 pp
2007 15.4 −0.5 pp
2006 15.9 −0.3 pp
2005 16.2 +1.5 pp
2004 14.7 −1.3 pp
2003 16 +1.2 pp
2002 14.8 −1 pp
2001 15.8 −1.1 pp
2000 16.9 +0.1 pp
1999 16.7 +4.8 pp
1998 11.9 −0.8 pp
1997 12.7 +1 pp
1996 11.7 −0.6 pp
1995 12.2 −1.5 pp
1994 13.8 +1.4 pp
1993 12.3 −1.9 pp
1992 14.3 −0.9 pp
1991 15.2 +1.8 pp
1990 13.3 —

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UA Ukraine 38.9 SK Slovakia 21.4 PL Poland 21.3 BG Bulgaria 20.8 HU Hungary 20.8 CZ Czechia 20 RU Russia 19.1 BY Belarus 18.9 MD Moldova 18.5 RO Romania 17.3
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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