Romania - Government Debt to GDP 2018

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO
36.17% −0.94% from 2017 Global rank: 50th

Romania's government debt to gdp was 36.17% in 2018, decreased +0.94% from 37.11% in 2017. This was the 50th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2018
Government Debt to GDP by Country - 2018
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Hong Kong SAR, China 0.05% -5.5%
2nd Liechtenstein 0.49% -12.0%
3rd Brunei Darussalam 2.59% -8.5%
4th Afghanistan 7.38% -7.7%
5th Solomon Islands 7.95% -9.4%
6th Estonia 8.51% -9.8%
7th Timor-Leste 9.31% 38.9%
8th Tuvalu 11.82% -1.9%
9th Russian Federation 13.62% -4.8%
10th Kuwait 14.26% -27.3%
11th Saudi Arabia 16.84% 5.6%
12th Comoros 17.02% -10.1%
13th Uzbekistan 17.46% 1.1%
14th Azerbaijan 18.69% -17.0%
15th Kiribati 18.98% -5.8%
16th Congo, Democratic Republic of 19.29% -16.8%
17th Botswana 19.64% 0.3%
18th Bulgaria 20.10% -12.3%
19th Kazakhstan 20.26% 2.0%
20th Nigeria 20.38% 13.2%
21st United Arab Emirates 20.68% -2.3%
22nd Luxembourg 20.87% -4.3%
23rd Micronesia, Federated States of 21.04% -12.0%
24th Cambodia 21.09% -6.9%
25th Paraguay 22.33% 12.5%
26th Turkmenistan 22.52% -8.8%
27th Haiti 24.11% 7.1%
28th Marshall Islands 24.69% -7.0%
29th Peru 25.69% 3.6%
30th Chile 25.80% 9.1%
31st Guatemala 26.41% 5.3%
32nd Eswatini 26.46% 21.9%
33rd New Zealand 28.08% -9.7%
34th Türkiye 29.50% 6.8%
35th Palau 29.54% 9.8%
36th Bangladesh 29.55% 4.4%
37th Indonesia 30.42% 3.5%
38th Nepal 31.09% 24.4%
39th Czechia 31.68% -6.2%
40th Moldova 31.80% -8.8%
41st Zimbabwe 32.96% -32.7%
42nd West Bank and Gaza 33.15% 4.3%
43rd Lithuania 33.34% -15.2%
44th Chad 33.79% -13.8%
45th Algeria 34.49% 43.6%
46th Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.51% -10.6%
47th Uganda 34.89% 3.7%
48th Côte d'Ivoire 35.32% 8.4%
49th Panama 35.58% 6.0%
50th Romania 36.17% -2.5%
51st Andorra 36.34% -4.0%
52nd Papua New Guinea 36.68% 12.9%
53rd Niger 37.01% 1.4%
54th Liberia 37.13% 16.6%
55th Philippines 37.15% -2.6%
56th Guinea 37.46% -6.1%
57th Mali 37.52% -1.8%
58th Korea 37.85% -0.4%
59th Burkina Faso 38.11% 12.5%
60th Georgia 38.22% -1.7%
61st Latvia 38.30% -5.0%
62nd Cameroon 38.34% 4.9%
63rd Denmark 38.54% -4.0%
64th Nicaragua 39.09% 12.8%
65th Norway 39.35% 3.0%
66th Switzerland 39.79% -4.7%
67th Myanmar 39.92% -4.7%
68th Sweden 39.93% -4.1%
69th North Macedonia 40.43% 2.6%
70th Equatorial Guinea 40.57% 12.0%
71st Malawi 40.81% 2.1%
72nd Benin 40.83% 3.7%
73rd Malta 41.44% -9.0%
74th Trinidad and Tobago 41.49% 3.5%
75th Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.59% -3.7%
76th Australia 41.76% 1.4%
77th Thailand 41.94% 0.4%
78th Tanzania 42.03% 4.8%
79th Madagascar 42.90% 6.9%
80th Honduras 43.54% -0.1%
81st Viet Nam 43.80% -6.1%
82nd Sierra Leone 44.17% 0.0%
83rd Iraq 44.36% -20.6%
84th Oman 44.69% 11.4%
85th Vanuatu 45.26% -14.0%
86th Fiji 45.77% 5.4%
87th Tonga 45.82% 2.5%
88th Tajikistan 46.30% 0.0%
89th Djibouti 47.46% -1.1%
90th Belarus 47.52% -10.6%
91st Central African Republic 47.87% 1.0%
92nd Guyana 47.94% 4.1%
93rd Lesotho 48.19% 17.6%
94th Poland 48.23% -4.4%
95th Namibia 48.74% 11.2%
96th Rwanda 49.24% 7.9%
97th Slovak Republic 49.27% -4.1%
98th Samoa 49.41% 5.8%
99th Ecuador 49.51% 4.5%
100th Dominican Republic 50.80% 2.7%
101st Serbia 51.14% -7.5%
102nd Seychelles 51.26% -9.5%
103rd South Africa 51.54% 6.1%
104th Netherlands 51.58% -7.9%
105th Colombia 51.76% 4.7%
106th Costa Rica 51.84% 10.1%
107th Qatar 52.18% 1.2%
108th Mexico 52.20% -0.6%
109th Puerto Rico (US) 52.45% 2.4%
110th Burundi 52.97% 12.9%
111th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 53.08% 3.5%
112th St. Kitts and Nevis 53.91% -4.0%
113th Kyrgyz Republic 54.82% -6.7%
114th China 55.58% 3.1%
115th Malaysia 55.65% 2.3%
116th Armenia 56.07% -3.5%
117th Kenya 56.45% 4.8%
118th San Marino 56.67% 0.2%
119th Uruguay 57.89% 3.7%
120th Togo 58.03% 1.6%
121st Guinea-Bissau 59.07% 14.1%
122nd Mauritania 59.18% 6.3%
123rd Israel 60.08% 0.4%
124th St. Lucia 60.28% 0.6%
125th Ukraine 60.35% -15.7%
126th Morocco 60.46% 0.3%
127th Lao PDR 60.59% 5.9%
128th Germany 60.76% -5.0%
129th Ireland 61.42% -5.9%
130th Bahamas, The 61.51% 12.6%
131st Senegal 61.52% 0.6%
132nd Ghana 61.98% 8.8%
133rd Iceland 62.26% -12.1%
134th Gabon 62.34% -0.9%
135th Mauritius 63.15% 3.0%
136th Finland 65.28% -2.0%
137th Pakistan 66.32% 6.7%
138th Albania 68.46% -4.8%
139th Grenada 68.54% -2.5%
140th Suriname 68.63% -6.0%
141st Hungary 68.82% -4.4%
142nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69.40% 0.6%
143rd India 70.37% 1.0%
144th Maldives 70.65% 10.8%
145th Slovenia 71.01% -5.2%
146th Nauru 71.06% -8.9%
147th Congo, Republic of 71.22% -19.5%
148th Croatia 72.85% -4.4%
149th Montenegro 72.86% 8.9%
150th Tunisia 72.91% 8.7%
151st Aruba 73.31% -3.3%
152nd Austria 74.59% -5.7%
153rd Mongolia 76.54% -11.9%
154th El Salvador 76.96% -0.2%
155th South Sudan 77.59% -56.5%
156th Belize 79.02% 1.2%
157th Zambia 81.17% 21.9%
158th Angola 82.54% 36.4%
159th Sri Lanka 83.59% 15.7%
160th Gambia, The 83.60% -3.9%
161st Antigua and Barbuda 84.33% -4.4%
162nd Brazil 84.78% 2.5%
163rd Argentina 85.25% 49.5%
164th Dominica 85.63% 1.9%
165th United Kingdom 86.35% -0.4%
166th Yemen, Republic of 86.90% 3.7%
167th Jordan 87.36% 1.5%
168th Egypt, Arab Republic of 87.95% -10.1%
169th Jamaica 88.26% -7.2%
170th Bahrain 90.38% 7.6%
171st Canada 90.78% -0.2%
172nd São Tomé and Principe 95.86% 3.9%
173rd France 98.49% -0.2%
174th Spain 99.72% -1.4%
175th Belgium 100.08% -2.3%
176th Cyprus 100.66% 4.4%
177th Bhutan 103.39% -0.7%
178th Mozambique 105.53% 1.7%
179th United States 107.63% 1.2%
180th Singapore 109.37% 1.6%
181st Cabo Verde 112.28% -0.6%
182nd Barbados 114.21% -20.0%
183rd Portugal 121.11% -3.9%
184th Italy 134.20% 0.3%
185th Lebanon 155.08% 3.4%
186th Greece 189.55% 3.8%
187th Sudan 209.81% 40.3%
188th Japan 232.38% 0.5%
189th Eritrea 267.09% -8.0%

FAQ

What was Romania's government debt to gdp in 2018?

Romania's government debt to gdp in 2018 was 36.17%. This ranked 50th globally.

How did Romania's government debt to gdp change in 2018?

Romania's government debt to gdp decreased by 2.5% in 2018 compared to 2017.

Which country had the highest government debt to gdp in 2018?

Eritrea had the highest government debt to gdp in 2018 at 267.09%.

What is the government debt to gdp of Romania in 2018?

The government debt to gdp of Romania in 2018 was 36.17%. This ranked 50th globally.

How does 2018 compare to 2017 for Romania's government debt to gdp?

Romania's government debt to gdp went from 37.11% in 2017 to 36.17% in 2018, a 2.5% decrease.