Iceland vs Romania: Public social spending as share of GDP

Iceland

19.2%

in 2024

Romania

17.6%

in 2021

Iceland rank

26th

Romania rank

29th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Iceland currently reports 19.2% against 17.6% in Romania, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 26th and Romania ranks 29th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.