Romania recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 7.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Romania averaged -3.95 percent of GDP from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 0.50 percent of GDP in 1993 and a record low of -9.50 percent of GDP in 2009. source: Ministerul Finantelor Publice

Government Budget in Romania is expected to reach -6.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Romania Government Budget is projected to trend around -6.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and -5.70 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Asylum Applications 50.00 75.00 persons Feb 2026
Credit Rating 55.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 104355.80 68509.40 RON Million Mar 2026
Government Budget -7.90 -9.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -24465.10 -10872.80 RON Million Mar 2026
Government Debt 1255675.10 1227434.80 RON Million Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 59.30 54.80 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 79890.70 57636.60 RON Million Mar 2026
Government Spending 25993.30 27802.60 RON Million Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 43.30 43.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Holidays
Military Expenditure 9725.40 8315.40 USD Million Dec 2025


Romania Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-7.90 -9.30 0.50 -9.50 1993 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly