Interest payments in Romania

Romania: Interest payments was 41.25 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
41.25 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 33.7%
World rank
70th
of 155 countries
All-time high
41.25 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
88,000 current LCU
in 1991
Years of data
39
1985–2024

Interest payments in Romania, 1985–2024

010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B1985200420241985: 1.1M current LCU1986: 715.0k current LCU1987: 711.0k current LCU1988: 379.0k current LCU1989: 103.0k current LCU1991: 88.0k current LCU1992: 1.5M current LCU1993: 15.8M current LCU1994: 64.9M current LCU1995: 120.4M current LCU1996: 203.4M current LCU1997: 1.1B current LCU1998: 1.5B current LCU1999: 2.8B current LCU2000: 3.2B current LCU2001: 4.0B current LCU2002: 3.7B current LCU2003: 3.1B current LCU2004: 3.5B current LCU2005: 3.5B current LCU2006: 2.6B current LCU2007: 2.7B current LCU2008: 3.4B current LCU2009: 8.9B current LCU2010: 9.0B current LCU2011: 10.6B current LCU2012: 12.2B current LCU2013: 11.6B current LCU2014: 10.6B current LCU2015: 10.4B current LCU2016: 9.7B current LCU2017: 9.8B current LCU2018: 10.2B current LCU2019: 11.9B current LCU2020: 14.5B current LCU2021: 16.9B current LCU2022: 20.0B current LCU2023: 30.9B current LCU2024: 41.3B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments in Romania is 41.25 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.7% on the previous year and up 288.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Romania peaked at 41.25 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88,000 current LCU, in 1991.

That places Romania 70th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 599,800 current LCU 103,000 current LCU 1.09 million current LCU 5
1990s 643.60 million current LCU 88,000 current LCU 2.79 billion current LCU 9
2000s 3.86 billion current LCU 2.59 billion current LCU 8.92 billion current LCU 10
2010s 10.59 billion current LCU 8.95 billion current LCU 12.18 billion current LCU 10
2020s 24.69 billion current LCU 14.52 billion current LCU 41.25 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 67 Zambia 47.29 billion current LCU compare
  2. 68 Norway 45.49 billion current LCU compare
  3. 69 Saudi Arabia 44.56 billion current LCU compare
  4. 71 Guinea-Bissau 36.06 billion current LCU compare
  5. 72 Burundi 33.28 billion current LCU compare
  6. 73 Spain 33.08 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Romania?
Interest payments in Romania was 41.25 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 41.25 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 88,000 current LCU in 1991.
How does Romania rank for interest payments?
Romania ranks 70th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 288.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.