Romania vs Türkiye: Social spending as share of GDP
Romania
0.1%
in 2021
Türkiye
0.1%
in 2021
Romania rank
37th
Türkiye rank
40th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Romania
- Türkiye
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Türkiye ahead.
Romania ranks 37th and Türkiye ranks 40th of 42 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Romania or Türkiye?
- Romania, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Türkiye as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Romania and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Türkiye?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Romania and Türkiye rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Romania ranks 37th and Türkiye ranks 40th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.