Romania: Government spending, in dollars

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 Romania

Government spending, billion USD

 Latest value 74.17
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1990 - 2025
 Average 23.98
 Min - Max 3.25 - 74.17
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 74.17 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 70.83 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 81.86 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 1990 to 2025 is 23.98 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 3.25 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 74.17 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Romania: Government spending, in dollars
 2025 74.17
 2024 70.83
 2023 59.81
 2022 49.19
 2021 50.76
 2020 47.30
 2019 43.91
 2018 40.48




Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 17.30 2025 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 74.17 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -8.68 2024 percent
 Primary budget balance -6.66 2024 percent
 Government expenditure 85.75 Q2/2026 billion
 Long-term interest rate 6.09 7/2026 percent
 Tax revenue 16.21 2024 percent
 Taxes on goods and services 32.66 2024 percent
 Taxes on international trade 0.00 2024 percent
 Income and profits taxes 17.71 2024 percent
 Foreign aid 910.95 2004 million U.S. dollars
 Government debt 57.44 2024 percent
 Government debt in foreign currency, percent 43.26 2024 percent
 Government debt held by non-residents 41.73 2024 percent
 Sovereign debt average maturity 6.88 2024 percent
 Short-term government debt 3.92 2024 percent
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