Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania
Romania: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 17.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania is 17.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania peaked at 35.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1974.
Romania ranks 109th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6.3% | — |
| 1973 | 6.0% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +188.8% |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +85.9% |
| 1992 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 28.9% | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +9.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 17.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 72% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 17.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 | +188.8% | 6.5% | 18.9% |
| 1991 | +85.9% | 18.9% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 16.4% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 16.2% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 14.7% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania was 17.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1974.
- How does Romania rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Romania ranks 109th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.