Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania

Romania: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9658 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9658
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
47th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9658
in 2020
All-time low
0.8127
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.8982008: 0.8132009: 0.8882010: 0.9272011: 0.9312012: 0.9412013: 0.9292014: 0.9432015: 0.9562016: 0.9522017: 0.9582018: 0.9572019: 0.962020: 0.966

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania stood at 0.9658. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania peaked at 0.9658 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8127, in 2008.

Romania ranks 47th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Romania, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.8983
2008 0.8127 -9.5%
2009 0.8883 +9.3%
2010 0.9274 +4.4%
2011 0.931 +0.4%
2012 0.9413 +1.1%
2013 0.9291 -1.3%
2014 0.9431 +1.5%
2015 0.9556 +1.3%
2016 0.9516 -0.4%
2017 0.9578 +0.7%
2018 0.9567 -0.1%
2019 0.9599 +0.3%
2020 0.9658 +0.6%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.9658 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.9658 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8664 0.8127 0.8983 3
2010s 0.9454 0.9274 0.9599 10
2020s 0.9658 0.9658 0.9658 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 44 Poland 0.9729 compare
  2. 45 Colombia 0.9704 compare
  3. 46 Czechia 0.966 compare
  4. 48 South Africa 0.9573 compare
  5. 49 Korea 0.957 compare
  6. 50 Mexico 0.9553 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Romania was 0.9658 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9658 in 2020.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8127 in 2008.
How does Romania rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Romania ranks 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
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