Romania vs Netherlands

Romania vs Netherlands: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 60.5% of GDP in Romania and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 15.7 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Netherlands.

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% of GDP · IMF

Romania vs Netherlands: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 60.5% of GDP in Romania and 44.7% of GDP in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 15.7 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Netherlands.
RomaniaNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Netherlands.
  • In 2025, Romania ranked 54 and Netherlands ranked 93 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 71.3% of GDP and Netherlands at 48% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearRomaniaNetherlands
202560.544.7
202457.544
202352.645.9
202251.948.4
202151.850.5
202049.553.4
201936.847.7
201836.451.6
201737.156
201639.660.9
201539.463.8
201440.567.2
201339.367.2
201236.265.7
201132.661.2
201030.258.9
200922.556.3
20081354.4
200712.442.7
200612.745
200517.849.6
200421.350.1
200324.949.8
200227.448.7
200127.449.4
200029.652.2
1999–58.6
1998–62.7
1997–65.7
1996–71.3
1995–73
1994–73.5
1993–76.7
1992–75.6
1991–74.8
1990–75
1989–73.7
1988–73.7
1987–71.3
1986–69
1985–67.1
1984–61.9
1983–58.4
1982–52.4
1981–46.9
1980–43.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRomaniaNetherlands
202662.645.4
202764.945.7
202866.145.8
202968.146.3
203069.847.1
203171.348

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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