Share of employee compensation in public spending in Romania

Romania: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 19.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.01
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
102nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
24.04
in 2019
All-time low
2.03
in 1985
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Romania, 1980–2022

05101520251980200120221980: 2.11981: 2.41982: 2.71983: 31984: 2.71985: 21986: 6.51987: 6.61988: 7.31989: 7.41990: 13.61991: 21.11992: 18.61993: 21.11994: 20.91995: 22.41996: 21.61997: 16.11998: 15.81999: 21.12000: 202001: 162002: 17.32003: 17.42004: 17.42005: 18.82006: 18.82007: 19.42008: 20.82009: 19.22010: 17.52011: 13.72012: 14.22013: 15.12014: 14.42015: 14.12016: 16.92017: 17.92018: 23.42019: 242020: 22.32021: 20.92022: 19

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Romania recorded 19.01 for share of employee compensation in public spending in 2022.

The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Romania peaked at 24.04 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.03, in 1985.

Romania ranks 102nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Romania, 1980 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1980 2.06
1981 2.45 +18.7%
1982 2.74 +12.0%
1983 2.98 +8.9%
1984 2.74 -8.3%
1985 2.03 -25.8%
1986 6.5 +219.8%
1987 6.57 +1.1%
1988 7.32 +11.5%
1989 7.43 +1.5%
1990 13.57 +82.6%
1991 21.13 +55.6%
1992 18.61 -11.9%
1993 21.13 +13.6%
1994 20.89 -1.1%
1995 22.41 +7.3%
1996 21.56 -3.8%
1997 16.08 -25.4%
1998 15.76 -2.0%
1999 21.07 +33.7%
2000 20 -5.1%
2001 15.99 -20.1%
2002 17.34 +8.4%
2003 17.35 +0.1%
2004 17.42 +0.4%
2005 18.78 +7.8%
2006 18.81 +0.2%
2007 19.38 +3.0%
2008 20.76 +7.1%
2009 19.18 -7.6%
2010 17.47 -8.9%
2011 13.68 -21.7%
2012 14.22 +4.0%
2013 15.11 +6.3%
2014 14.45 -4.4%
2015 14.06 -2.7%
2016 16.89 +20.1%
2017 17.92 +6.1%
2018 23.41 +30.7%
2019 24.04 +2.7%
2020 22.28 -7.3%
2021 20.87 -6.3%
2022 19.01 -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.28 2.03 7.43 10
1990s 19.22 13.57 22.41 10
2000s 18.5 15.99 20.76 10
2010s 17.12 13.68 24.04 10
2020s 20.72 19.01 22.28 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 99 Armenia 19.33 compare
  2. 100 Latvia 19.16 compare
  3. 101 Hungary 19.05 compare
  4. 103 Sri Lanka 18.92 compare
  5. 104 Singapore 18.77 compare
  6. 105 Greece 18.43 compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Romania?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Romania was 19.01 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 24.04 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 2.03 in 1985.
How does Romania rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Romania ranks 102nd out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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