Romania Government Interest Costs, 2024

General government interest payable; percent of GDP, 2024.

What the Data Shows

Romania’s general government interest costs equalled 2.4% of GDP in 2024. The ratio measures interest payable by general government relative to national output. Romania ranked fifth in the selected Eurostat comparison, matching Spain at 2.4%. Belgium was next below Romania at 2.2%, a difference of 0.2 pp.

Data table

Unit: percent of GDP · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
5Romania2.4%2024
4Spain2.4%2024
6Belgium2.2%2024

Sources

Source 1: Government Deficit and Debt Statistics

Publisher: Eurostat

Dataset/table: Eurostat Government Finance Statistics

Units: percent

Date checked: 2026-06-26

Evidence: Supports the 2024 government interest expenditure share of gdp values, European country or economy labels and same-unit rows used in this ranking.

Data notes & caveats

Each value uses that economy’s GDP as the denominator and should not be added to the others.

Methodology

The Romania, Spain and Belgium values use one Eurostat general-government interest-payable table for 2024.

Source consistency notes

All three values use the same Eurostat table, general-government sector, annual period and percent-of-GDP unit.

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