Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Romania
Romania: Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 54.51 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Interest payable, Transactions in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded 54.51 billion for interest payable, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 417.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in Romania peaked at 54.51 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.79 billion, in 1999.
Romania ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.79 billion | — |
| 2000 | 3.19 billion | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 4.04 billion | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 3.74 billion | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 3.16 billion | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 3.57 billion | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 3.57 billion | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.88 billion | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 3.00 billion | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.90 billion | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 10.09 billion | +158.8% |
| 2010 | 9.78 billion | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 11.36 billion | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 12.67 billion | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 12.02 billion | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 10.89 billion | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 10.53 billion | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 9.88 billion | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 9.18 billion | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 10.69 billion | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 12.26 billion | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 14.82 billion | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 17.32 billion | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 21.06 billion | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 32.31 billion | +53.5% |
| 2024 | 42.77 billion | +32.4% |
| 2025 | 54.51 billion | +27.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 54.51 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.48 billion, 2.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Romania's 54.51 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.28 billion, 3.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +158.8% | 3.90 billion | 10.09 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 billion | 2.79 billion | 2.79 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.11 billion | 2.88 billion | 10.09 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.93 billion | 9.18 billion | 12.67 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.47 billion | 14.82 billion | 54.51 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payable, transactions in Romania?
- Interest payable, transactions in Romania was 54.51 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.51 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 billion in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for interest payable, transactions?
- Romania ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 417.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.