Romania vs United Kingdom

Romania vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 60.5% of GDP in Romania and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 41.6 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Romania.

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% of GDP · IMF

Romania vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 60.5% of GDP in Romania and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 41.6 percentage points, or 1.69 times that in Romania.
RomaniaUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2025, Romania ranked 54 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 71.3% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearRomaniaUnited Kingdom
202560.5102.1
202457.599.4
202352.698.3
202251.997.1
202151.8103
202049.5104.4
201936.884.5
201836.485.3
201737.185.9
201639.687.2
201539.487.3
201440.586.4
201339.384.8
201236.284
201132.681
201030.275.5
200922.564.6
20081350.7
200712.443.1
200612.742.1
200517.841
200421.339.8
200324.936.8
200227.435.5
200127.435
200029.637.7
1999–40.5
1998–42
1997–44.1
1996–43.7
1995–43.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRomaniaUnited Kingdom
202662.6102
202764.9102.5
202866.1102.3
202968.1101.6
203069.8100.9
203171.3100.2

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.

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