RO · 2021 · tps00098
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
Romania, 2021
Expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP
16.7
Romania, 2021
▼ 6.1% vs 2020 (17.8)
Analysis
In 2021, Romania's expenditure on social protection as percentage of GDP decreased by 6.1% compared to 2020, reaching 16.7.
Romania accounts for 56.0% of the EU-27 total of 29.8.
Romania ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.2% (from 14.9 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00098, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
56.0%
EU-27: 29.8
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00098