Interest payments in Romania
Romania: Interest payments was 3.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Romania, 1985–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, interest payments in Romania stood at 3.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Romania peaked at 14.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
That places Romania 103rd out of 152 countries with data for 2022, 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 0.1% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 1.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More public sector data for Romania
- Arms imports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 16.2% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 17.7% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 32.7% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -8.8% (2024)
- Interest payments 7.3% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 13.1% (2024)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2024)
- Compensation of employees 19.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Romania?
- Interest payments in Romania was 3.9% in 2022, 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 14.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Romania rank for interest payments?
- Romania ranks 103rd out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.