Social spending as share of GDP in Romania
Romania: Social spending as share of GDP was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Social spending as share of GDP in Romania, 2000–2021
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.1% for social spending as share of gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of up 53.1% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social spending as share of gdp in Romania peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Romania 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social spending as share of GDP in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +502.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +39.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +45.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +53.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 35,752 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2669 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,014 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2561 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social spending as share of gdp in Romania?
- Social spending as share of gdp in Romania was 0.1% in 2021, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest social spending as share of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for social spending as share of gdp?
- Romania ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.