Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Romania
Romania: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Romania, 1981–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 16.2% for tax revenue in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Romania peaked at 23.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1983.
That places Romania 82nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.4% | — |
| 1982 | 4.1% | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | +350.5% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 17.7% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 16.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 78% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Romania's 16.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +350.5% | 5.1% | 23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 16.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.5% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Romania?
- Tax revenue in Romania was 16.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1983.
- How does Romania rank for tax revenue?
- Romania ranks 82nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.