Romania's external debt-to-GDP ratio eases to 56.7% at end-October
Romania's total external debt, public and private, increased between January and October 2021 by EUR 5.82 bln, to a total of EUR 132.6 bln or 56.7% of GDP, compared to 58% at the end of 2020.
Andrei Chirileasa · Journalist
· Updated · 1 min read
Romania's total external debt, public and private, increased between January and October 2021 by EUR 5.82 bln, to a total of EUR 132.6 bln or 56.7% of GDP, compared to 58% at the end of 2020.
Out of total debt, the direct public debt was EUR 57.5 bln (+267 mln from the end of 2020), according to data published by the National Bank of Romania (BNR).
Of the total volume, long-term external debt amounted to EUR 96.4 bln as of October 31, 2021, meaning 72.7% of total external debt (+3.1% compared to the end of 2020).
The short term component stood at EUR 36.1 bln, 27.3% of total external debt and 8.8% more than the end of last year.
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