Romania recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 54.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - Romania Government Debt To GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Romania Government Debt: % of GDP

• Romania Government debt accounted for 53.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 51.1 % in the previous quarter.
• Romania government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2011 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 53.1 % in Sep 2024 and a record low of 32.5 % in Dec 2011.

• In the latest reports, Romania National Government Debt reached 198.8 USD bn in Nov 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP reached 86.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Government Debt in Romania increased to 1131421.40 RON Million in April from 1125692.20 RON Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Romania Central Government Debt - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Key information about Romania National Government Debt

• Romania National Government Debt reached 198.8 USD bn in Nov 2024, compared with 203.5 USD bn in the previous month.
• Romania National Government Debt data is updated monthly, available from Nov 2011 to Nov 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 206.2 USD bn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 55.8 USD bn in Nov 2011.

• In the latest reports, Romania Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 7.5 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024.
• The country's Government debt accounted for 53.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024.
• Romania Nominal GDP reached 86.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Romania was about 57.24 percent in 2024. Between 2000 and 2024, the ratio rose by approximately 27.68 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The ratio will steadily rise by around 18.46 percentage points over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

Romania's public debt as a share of gross domestic product was the smallest during the communist regime. This is the reason why in 1990, the country's public debt as a share of GDP was below one percent. By the end of 2024, Romania's public debt accounted for approximately 54.6 percent of the country's GDP, registering a spike since 2023, but still at an unusually high rate for Romania.

Romania Public Debt: Central Government: External: Instrument: Loans data was reported at 49,087.500 RON mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 54,372.500 RON mn for 2016. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: External: Instrument: Loans data is updated yearly, averaging 37,975.350 RON mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 71,152.400 RON mn in 2012 and a record low of 16,311.000 RON mn in 2000. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: External: Instrument: Loans data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Public Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.F018: Public Debt: Central Government: External.

At the end of 2024, Romania's public debt peaked at 64.3 percent of the country's gross domestic product. This represented an increase of 4.7 percentage points compared to the previous year. As of February 2025, the public debt was 59.9 percent of the GDP.

Romania: Government debt as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 48.8 percent, an increase from 47.5 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 61.85 percent, based on data from 137 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 1995 to 2023 is 27.75 percent. The minimum value, 6.6 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 48.8 percent was recorded in 2023.

Romania Public Debt: Central Government: Instrument: Eurobonds data was reported at 95,766.300 RON mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 83,778.300 RON mn for 2016. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: Instrument: Eurobonds data is updated yearly, averaging 9,895.550 RON mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95,766.300 RON mn in 2017 and a record low of 1,521.800 RON mn in 2000. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: Instrument: Eurobonds data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Public Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.F016: Public Debt: Central Government.

Central government debt, total (% of GDP) in Romania was reported at 50.88 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Romania - Central government debt, total (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding International Public Debt Securities to GDP for Romania (DISCONTINUED) (DDDM06ROA156NWDB) from 1997 to 2013 about Romania, public, debt, securities, and GDP.

Romania Public Debt: Central Government: Instrument: Bonds data was reported at 131,343.100 RON mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 116,630.000 RON mn for 2016. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: Instrument: Bonds data is updated yearly, averaging 16,325.950 RON mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 131,343.100 RON mn in 2017 and a record low of 2,494.600 RON mn in 2004. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: Instrument: Bonds data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Public Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.F016: Public Debt: Central Government.

Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Romania was reported at 17.66 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Romania - Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Romania Public Debt: Central Government: External data was reported at 144,853.800 RON mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 138,150.800 RON mn for 2016. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: External data is updated yearly, averaging 46,440.242 RON mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144,853.800 RON mn in 2017 and a record low of 17,832.608 RON mn in 2000. Romania Public Debt: Central Government: External data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Public Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.F018: Public Debt: Central Government: External.

Romania's public debt peaked at over 500 billion Romanian lei as of April 2021. This value was nearly twice as high as the public debt recoded in 2016.

Romania Public Debt: General Government data was reported at 1,117,447.261 RON mn in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,131,136.549 RON mn for Dec 2024. Romania Public Debt: General Government data is updated monthly, averaging 313,105.400 RON mn from Jun 2007 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 212 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,131,136.549 RON mn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 60,748.500 RON mn in Jul 2007. Romania Public Debt: General Government data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.F015: Public Debt: General Government. General Government Public Debt includes the state and local authorities' guaranteed debt.

Romania's public debt registered an increase of approximately 174 billion Romanian lei from December 2023 to December 2024. By December 2024, Romania's public debt was over 1.1 trillion Romanian lei.

This scatter chart displays rural population (people) against central government debt (% of GDP) in Romania. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.