Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Romania
Romania: Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP was 1.09 Percentage of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Romania, 2000–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Romania is 1.09 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Romania peaked at 1.84 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.08 Percentage of GDP, in 2018.
That places Romania 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 1.16 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.34 Percentage of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.42 Percentage of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 1.34 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.44 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6 Percentage of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.84 Percentage of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 1.75 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.56 Percentage of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.37 Percentage of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.35 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.29 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.27 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.24 Percentage of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.09 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.17 Percentage of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 Percentage of GDP | -6.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.09 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.03 Percentage of GDP, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.09 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.98 Percentage of GDP, 55% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 Percentage of GDP | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | 1.84 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 Percentage of GDP | 1.08 Percentage of GDP | 1.75 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 Percentage of GDP | 1.09 Percentage of GDP | 1.17 Percentage of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 803.14 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 492.84 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Romania?
- Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp in Romania was 1.09 Percentage of GDP in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 Percentage of GDP in 2018.
- How does Romania rank for public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp?
- Romania ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on disability and sickness cash benefits in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.