General government final consumption expenditure in Romania
Romania: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 17.3% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Romania peaked at 18.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1996.
Romania ranks 87th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.3% | — |
| 1991 | 15.2% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -13.6% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +40.6% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 18.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,837 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 26,096 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Romania?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Romania was 17.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1996.
- How does Romania rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Romania ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.