Government spending on social protection in Romania

Government spending on social protection in Romania was equal to 13.6% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on social protection Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2024 13.6% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.7percentage points 2023: 12.9%
European Union, 2024 19.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 17.1% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 23rd of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on social protection in Romania over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on social protection (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 13.6% 19.5%
2023 12.9% 19.1%
2022 13.4% 19.3%
2021 13.4% 20.2%
2020 13.7% 21.7%
2019 11.8% 19.2%
2018 11.6% 19.1%
2017 11.7% 19.3%
2016 11.7% 19.6%
2015 11.4% 19.6%
2014 11.4% 19.8%
2013 11.6% 20.0%
2012 11.8% 19.7%
2011 12.3% 19.3%
2010 13.6% 19.7%
2009 13.1% –
2008 11.0% –
2007 10.0% –
2006 10.0% –
2005 10.1% –
2004 9.9% –
2003 9.7% –
2002 10.1% –
2001 10.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 12.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 11.4%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF10 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Romania
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat