Romania’s public debt stays under 60%-of-GDP threshold at the end of 2025
Romania’s public debt increased by RON 174.4 billion, or 18.1% y/y, to RON 1.138 billion (EUR 223.3 billion, 59.6% of GDP) at the end of December 2025, according to data published by the Finance Ministry.
iulian ernst · Journalist
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Romania’s public debt increased by RON 174.4 billion, or 18.1% y/y, to RON 1.138 billion (EUR 223.3 billion, 59.6% of GDP) at the end of December 2025, according to data published by the Finance Ministry.
Although remaining under the 60% threshold, the debt-to-GDP ratio marked a significant 4.8 percentage points 9pp) advance – not as steep as the 5.9pp advance marked in 2024 but still a big concern for the country’s indebtedness profile. The slightly milder deterioration marked in 2025 was due to a narrower budget deficit (7.65% of GDP compared to 8.65% in 2024), visible in the comparatively smaller advance of the public debt: EUR 34.2 billion in 2025 compared to EUR 36.1 billion in 2024. The leap marked by Romania’s public debt remains massive in absolute terms, however.
