Romania vs Türkiye

Romania vs Türkiye: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 60.5% of GDP in Romania and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 36.8 percentage points, or 2.55 times that in Türkiye.

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% of GDP · IMF

Romania vs Türkiye: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 60.5% of GDP in Romania and 23.7% of GDP in Türkiye, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 36.8 percentage points, or 2.55 times that in Türkiye.
RomaniaTürkiyeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Romania ranked 54 and Türkiye ranked 138 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 71.3% of GDP and Türkiye at 25.4% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearRomaniaTürkiye
202560.523.7
202457.523.6
202352.628.3
202251.929.4
202151.838.9
202049.538.3
201936.831.2
201836.428.8
201737.126.9
201639.627
201539.426.5
201440.527.4
201339.329.6
201236.230.8
201132.634.8
201030.238.6
200922.542.4
20081337
200712.437.1
200612.744.2
200517.850.2
200421.357.1
200324.963.6
200227.471.2
200127.475.6
200029.651.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRomaniaTürkiye
202662.622.5
202764.922.6
202866.123.2
202968.124.1
203069.825.1
203171.325.4

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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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