Romania vs Ukraine
Romania vs Ukraine: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 60.5% of GDP in Romania and 107.1% of GDP in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 46.6 percentage points, or 1.77 times that in Romania.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Romania.
- In 2025, Romania ranked 54 and Ukraine ranked 11 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 71.3% of GDP and Ukraine at 97.2% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Romania | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.5 | 107.1 |
| 2024 | 57.5 | 89.7 |
| 2023 | 52.6 | 81.2 |
| 2022 | 51.9 | 77.7 |
| 2021 | 51.8 | 48.9 |
| 2020 | 49.5 | 60.5 |
| 2019 | 36.8 | 50.5 |
| 2018 | 36.4 | 60.4 |
| 2017 | 37.1 | 71.6 |
| 2016 | 39.6 | 79.5 |
| 2015 | 39.4 | 79.3 |
| 2014 | 40.5 | 70.3 |
| 2013 | 39.3 | 39 |
| 2012 | 36.2 | 36.1 |
| 2011 | 32.6 | 35.5 |
| 2010 | 30.2 | 39.1 |
| 2009 | 22.5 | 34.1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 19.7 |
| 2007 | 12.4 | 11.8 |
| 2006 | 12.7 | 14.3 |
| 2005 | 17.8 | 17.1 |
| 2004 | 21.3 | 23.9 |
| 2003 | 24.9 | 28.3 |
| 2002 | 27.4 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 27.4 | 35.3 |
| 2000 | 29.6 | 43.7 |
| 1999 | – | 61 |
| 1998 | – | 48.1 |
| 1997 | – | 29.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Romania | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62.6 | 111.8 |
| 2027 | 64.9 | 110.3 |
| 2028 | 66.1 | 109.6 |
| 2029 | 68.1 | 107.3 |
| 2030 | 69.8 | 102.1 |
| 2031 | 71.3 | 97.2 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Romania vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRomania: 132 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025