Since the start of 2025, the public debt has increased by RON50 billion and its weight in GDP has climbed by almost 2 percentage points, from 54.8% at the end of 2024.
Between 2020-2024, Romania’s public debt doubled, from RON498 billion and a weight of 46.6% in GDP.
Of the total amount reported at the end of April 2025, RON831 billion represent government bonds, RON162.8 billion loans and the remaining RON19 billion cash or deposits.
The bulk of debt is on the medium and long term, reaching RON937 billion.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)