Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania
Romania: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 35.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania is 35.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania peaked at 100.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1990.
That places Romania 88th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 100.0% | — |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | -71.8% |
| 1991 | 55.8% | +97.7% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 50.3% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 47.3% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +8.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 35.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 35.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +97.7% | 28.2% | 55.8% |
| 1990 | -71.8% | 100.0% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 28.2% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 28.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.0% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 30.9% | 35.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Romania was 35.2% 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 100.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Romania ranks 88th 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 up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.