🇷🇴 Romania National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Romania government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $288.2 billion, growing at $1K per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 60%. Per-citizen share: $15,168.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Romania ranks 57th by debt-to-GDP, 37th by total debt and 44th by debt per person.
About Romania's National Debt
Romania runs one of the largest budget deficits in the EU, which has pushed its debt steadily higher and drawn warnings from Brussels under the excessive-deficit procedure.
Romania's debt-to-GDP ratio of 60% is elevated: higher than 56% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Romania ranks 37th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $1K per second, Romania adds about $96 million to its government debt every day — roughly $34.9 billion per year. Each of Romania's 19 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $15,168. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Romania National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Romania's national debt right now?
Romania's national debt is approximately $288.2 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $1K per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 60% and each citizen's share is about $15,168.
How fast is Romania's debt growing?
Romania's government debt is growing at approximately $1K per second — about $96 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Romania's debt per capita?
Each of Romania's 19 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $15,168 of the national debt.
What is Romania's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Romania's debt-to-GDP ratio is 60%. That is higher than 56% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Romania's government debt at this level?
Romania runs one of the largest budget deficits in the EU, which has pushed its debt steadily higher and drawn warnings from Brussels under the excessive-deficit procedure.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 259,490,607,608 + 1108 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ro (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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