Australia vs Romania: Public social spending as share of GDP
Australia
17.1%
in 2022
Romania
17.6%
in 2021
Australia rank
31st
Romania rank
29th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 17.6% against 17.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Romania ranks 29th of 42 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 13.2% | 3.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.4% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 17.6% | 2.8% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Australia or Romania?
- Romania, at 17.6% against 17.1% in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Australia and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Romania rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 31st and Romania ranks 29th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.