Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Romania

Romania: Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or was 460,000.0% in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
460,000.0%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
550,000.0%
in 2009
All-time low
229,000.0%
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Romania, 1998–2012

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200520121998: 229.0k1999: 266.0k2000: 269.0k2001: 278.0k2002: 337.0k2003: 314.0k2004: 444.0k2005: 514.0k2006: 518.0k2007: 505.0k2008: 485.0k2009: 550.0k2010: 527.0k2011: 482.0k2012: 460.0k

Source: Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).

Analysis

In 2012, number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Romania stood at 460,000.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Romania peaked at 550,000.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 229,000.0%, in 1998.

That places Romania 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Romania, 1998 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1998 229,000.0%
1999 266,000.0% +16.2%
2000 269,000.0% +1.1%
2001 278,000.0% +3.3%
2002 337,000.0% +21.2%
2003 314,000.0% -6.8%
2004 444,000.0% +41.4%
2005 514,000.0% +15.8%
2006 518,000.0% +0.8%
2007 505,000.0% -2.5%
2008 485,000.0% -4.0%
2009 550,000.0% +13.4%
2010 527,000.0% -4.2%
2011 482,000.0% -8.5%
2012 460,000.0% -4.6%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 460,000.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51,000.0%, 9.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 460,000.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 125,000.0%, 3.7× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 247,500.0% 229,000.0% 266,000.0% 2
2000s 421,400.0% 269,000.0% 550,000.0% 10
2010s 489,666.7% 460,000.0% 527,000.0% 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 9 Poland 613,000.0% compare
  2. 10 Nicaragua 535,000.0% compare
  3. 11 Ukraine 488,000.0% compare
  4. 13 Peru 380,000.0% compare
  5. 14 Georgia 339,000.0% compare
  6. 15 United Kingdom 308,000.0% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Romania?
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or in Romania was 460,000.0% in 2012, according to Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection).
What is the highest number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 550,000.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 229,000.0% in 1998.
How does Romania rank for number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or?
Romania ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection), published as part of Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure
Source
Global Health Observatory. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2023. (https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/financial-protection)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 349 data points, 1984–2015
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Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or income on out-of-pocket health care expenditure. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is defined as any spending incurred by a household when any member uses a health good or service to receive any type of care (preventive, curative, rehabilitative, long-term or palliative care); provided by any type of provider; for any type of disease, illness or health condition; in any type of setting (outpatient, inpatient, at home).