Romania recorded the widest general government budget deficit among the European Union member states in 2024, at 9.3% of GDP, up from 6.6% in 2023, according to data published by Eurostat using ESA methodology. This was nearly three times the EU average of 3.2%. source: Ministerul Finantelor Publice

Government Budget in Romania averaged -3.82 percent of GDP from 1993 until 2024, 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. This page provides - Romania Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Romania Government Budget - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2026.

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 -4.20 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 55.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 499435.10 433318.00 RON Million Dec 2025
Government Budget -9.30 -6.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -149485.00 -125118.30 RON Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 1227434.80 1210521.90 RON Million Nov 2025
Government Debt to GDP 54.80 48.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 349950.10 308199.60 RON Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 29540.40 27946.20 RON Million Sep 2025
Government Spending to GDP 43.60 41.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 8715.70 5628.00 USD Million Dec 2024


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
-9.30 -6.60 0.50 -9.50 1993 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly