World Bank · Public Sector
Romania: Interest payments (% of revenue)
7.29percent · 2024+45.6% since 2014
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector. Annual figures for Romania from 1985 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.288 | |
| 2023 | 6.156 | |
| 2022 | 4.528 | |
| 2021 | 4.705 | |
| 2020 | 4.549 | |
| 2019 | 3.771 | |
| 2018 | 3.576 | |
| 2017 | 3.971 | |
| 2016 | 4.28 | |
| 2015 | 4.444 | |
| 2014 | 5.004 | |
| 2013 | 5.993 | |
| 2012 | 6.565 | |
| 2011 | 6.039 | |
| 2010 | 5.512 | |
| 2009 | 5.873 | |
| 2008 | 2.025 | |
| 2007 | 1.94 | |
| 2006 | 2.387 | |
| 2005 | 3.892 | |
| 2004 | 4.664 | |
| 2003 | 5.216 | |
| 2002 | 7.788 | |
| 2001 | 11.005 | |
| 2000 | 12.311 | |
| 1999 | 16.18 | |
| 1998 | 13.394 | |
| 1997 | 16.247 | |
| 1996 | 6.813 | |
| 1995 | 5.49 | |
| 1994 | 4.366 | |
| 1993 | 2.473 | |
| 1992 | 0.678 | |
| 1991 | 0.112 | |
| 1989 | 0.267 | |
| 1988 | 1.041 | |
| 1987 | 1.761 | |
| 1986 | 1.823 | |
| 1985 | 3.023 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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