Account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania
Romania: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a was 71.3% 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
Romania recorded 71.3% for account ownership at a financial institution or with a in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, account ownership at a financial institution or with a in Romania peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2011.
Romania ranks 67th of 117 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 | 44.6% | — |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.4% | 44.6% | 60.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 69.1% | 71.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 72.3% compare
- 65 Armenia 71.4% compare
- 66 Costa Rica 71.4% compare
- 68 Viet Nam 70.6% compare
- 69 Gabon 68.2% compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 64.8% compare
More financial sector data for Romania
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- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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 71.3% 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 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest account ownership at a financial institution or with a recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2011.
- How does Romania rank for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?
- Romania ranks 67th out of 117 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 17.3%. 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 (% 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 (% age 15+).