Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania
Romania: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 80.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania, 2011–2024
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2024, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania stood at 80.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania peaked at 80.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2011.
Romania ranks 62nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 51.5% | — |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 76.1% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.4% | 51.5% | 72.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 76.1% | 80.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 59 Georgia 82.3% compare
- 60 Russian Federation 81.4% compare
- 61 Costa Rica 81.1% compare
- 63 Uganda 80.2% compare
- 64 Nigeria 79.7% compare
- 65 Saudi Arabia 79.3% compare
More financial sector data for Romania
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania?
- Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania was 80.3% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2011.
- How does Romania rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Romania ranks 62nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is account ownership at a financial institution or with a rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, secondary education or more (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (secondary education or more, % of population ages 15+).