RO · 2018 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Romania, 2018
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
15.0
Romania, 2018
▲ 0.7% vs 2017 (14.9)
Analysis
In 2018, Romania's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP increased by 0.7% compared to 2017, reaching 15.0.
Romania accounts for 54.2% of the EU-27 total of 27.7.
Romania ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.1% (from 15.0 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
54.2%
EU-27: 27.7
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098