Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Romania
Romania: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 37.18 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Romania, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 37.18 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Romania peaked at 38.43 Percentage of GDP in 2026 and was at its lowest, 31.02 Percentage of GDP, in 2017.
Romania ranks 44th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.04 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 33.16 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 32.08 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 31.82 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 33.65 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 32.3 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 33.86 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 34.57 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.27 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 36.31 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 37.43 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 34.98 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 33.47 Percentage of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 34.17 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 33.75 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.16 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 31.81 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 31.02 Percentage of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.73 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 33.31 Percentage of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 38.18 Percentage of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 37.14 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.82 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 37.15 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 36.88 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 38.11 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2026 | 38.43 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2027 | 37.63 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2028 | 37.26 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2029 | 37.18 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.81 Percentage of GDP | 31.82 Percentage of GDP | 36.31 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.58 Percentage of GDP | 31.02 Percentage of GDP | 37.43 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.48 Percentage of GDP | 36.82 Percentage of GDP | 38.43 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 41 Bulgaria 38.21 Percentage of GDP compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 37.39 Percentage of GDP compare
- 43 United States of America 37.25 Percentage of GDP compare
- 45 Belarus 37.16 Percentage of GDP compare
- 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 46 Andorra 36.99 Percentage of GDP compare
- 47 Russian Federation 36.93 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6174 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 13,916 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 62,211 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.1701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3245 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Romania?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Romania was 37.18 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.43 Percentage of GDP in 2026.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.02 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Romania ranks 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.