Overall primary balance, Transactions in Romania
Romania: Overall primary balance, Transactions was -22.00 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Romania, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded -22.00 billion for overall primary balance, transactions in 2025.
The figure is up 60.2% on the previous year and down 171.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Romania peaked at 30.78 billion in 2015 and was at its lowest, -58.44 billion, in 2020.
Romania ranks 29th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.43 billion | — |
| 2000 | 2.03 billion | +42.7% |
| 2001 | 2.25 billion | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 4.12 billion | +83.5% |
| 2003 | 3.04 billion | -26.3% |
| 2004 | 3.43 billion | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 4.35 billion | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 7.87 billion | +80.8% |
| 2007 | 11.45 billion | +45.4% |
| 2008 | 1.68 billion | -85.3% |
| 2009 | -18.83 billion | -1218.4% |
| 2010 | -7.95 billion | -57.8% |
| 2011 | -1.75 billion | -78.0% |
| 2012 | 7.16 billion | -509.3% |
| 2013 | 15.32 billion | +114.1% |
| 2014 | 20.25 billion | +32.2% |
| 2015 | 30.78 billion | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 3.46 billion | -88.7% |
| 2017 | -6.11 billion | -276.3% |
| 2018 | -10.71 billion | +75.3% |
| 2019 | -18.73 billion | +74.9% |
| 2020 | -58.44 billion | +212.0% |
| 2021 | -44.98 billion | -23.0% |
| 2022 | -38.89 billion | -13.5% |
| 2023 | -21.60 billion | -44.5% |
| 2024 | -55.33 billion | +156.1% |
| 2025 | -22.00 billion | -60.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 billion | 1.43 billion | 1.43 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.14 billion | -18.83 billion | 11.45 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 billion | -18.73 billion | 30.78 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -40.21 billion | -58.44 billion | -21.60 billion | 6 |
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More public sector data for Romania
- Arms imports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 14.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 457.48 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 54.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall primary balance, transactions in Romania?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Romania was -22.00 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.78 billion in 2015.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.44 billion in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 171.5%. 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 Overall primary balance, 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.