Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Romania
Romania: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was -14.23 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Romania, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2025, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Romania stood at -14.23 Percentage of taxable income.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 266.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Romania peaked at 8.55 Percentage of taxable income in 2017 and was at its lowest, -22.64 Percentage of taxable income, in 2023.
That places Romania 93rd out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.55 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 8.26 Percentage of taxable income | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.26 Percentage of taxable income | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 6.09 Percentage of taxable income | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 2.29 Percentage of taxable income | -62.3% |
| 2022 | -13.25 Percentage of taxable income | -677.3% |
| 2023 | -22.64 Percentage of taxable income | +70.9% |
| 2024 | -15.13 Percentage of taxable income | -33.2% |
| 2025 | -14.23 Percentage of taxable income | -6.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's -14.23 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.11 Percentage of taxable income. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's -14.23 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.05 Percentage of taxable income. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.02 Percentage of taxable income | 7.26 Percentage of taxable income | 8.55 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | -9.48 Percentage of taxable income | -22.64 Percentage of taxable income | 6.09 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 91 Hong Kong, China -7.53 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 92 Malta -9.31 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 94 Poland -15.75 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 95 United States of America -19.61 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 96 Chile -23.59 Percentage of taxable income 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 803.14 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 492.84 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Romania?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Romania was -14.23 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.55 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.64 Percentage of taxable income in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Romania ranks 93rd out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 266.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.