Romania vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Expense

Romania
37.3%
in 2022
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
13.8%
in 2022
Romania rank
27th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

Expense over time

  • Romania
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
10203040197419982022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 37.3% against 13.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Romania's figure about 2.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 27th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 157 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 36.6% 14.0% 22.6% Romania
1990s 31.5% 15.1% 16.4% Romania
2000s 32.4% 15.4% 17.0% Romania
2010s 32.8% 15.0% 17.7% Romania
2020s 37.3% 13.8% 23.5% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Romania or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Romania, at 37.3% against 13.8% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Romania and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
23.5%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Romania and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for expense?
Romania ranks 27th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.