Government debt, quarterly in Romania
Government debt in Romania was equal to 59.4% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Romania, Q2 2026
59.4%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
−0.3percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
15th of 28
Government debt, quarterly in Romania over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 59.4%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 59.7%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 58.9% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 58.4% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 57.0% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 55.6% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 54.6% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 53.2% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 51.5% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 52.1% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 49.4% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 50.0% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 49.3% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 50.2% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 48.3% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 48.8% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 48.8% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 48.6% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 48.8% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 48.4% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 47.2% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 47.3% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 47.2% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 42.9% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 40.7% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 37.5% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 35.4% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 35.2% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 33.9% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 33.8% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 34.6% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 34.0% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 34.1% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 34.6% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 35.3% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 35.8% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 37.4% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 37.3% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 59.7% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 49.4%, the figure has changed by +10.0 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Romania has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.