Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Romania
Romania: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 22.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Romania, 1996–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 22.1% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Romania peaked at 38.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
That places Romania 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Romania, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.0% | — |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +40.7% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 22.1% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 8.0% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 7.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 24.7% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.1% | 26.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 134 Cote d'Ivoire 22.7% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 22.3% compare
- 136 Rwanda 22.1% compare
- 138 Solomon Islands 21.7% compare
- 139 Laos 20.9% compare
- 140 Syria 20.7% compare
More financial sector data for Romania
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,766 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 116.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 52.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 55.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 66.19 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 66.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,472 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Romania?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Romania was 22.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Romania ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.