Estonia vs Romania: Public social spending as share of GDP
Estonia
17.2%
in 2023
Romania
17.6%
in 2021
Estonia rank
30th
Romania rank
29th
Public social spending as share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 17.6% against 17.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 30th and Romania ranks 29th of 42 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.2% | 2.4% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 15.4% | 1.6% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.6% | 2.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Estonia or Romania?
- Romania, at 17.6% against 17.2% in Estonia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Estonia and Romania?
- 0.4%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 30th 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.