Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Romania
Romania: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 17.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Romania, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Romania is 17.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.7% on the previous year and up 645.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Romania peaked at 17.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1999.
That places Romania 29th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9% | — |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +77.0% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +95.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +89.7% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +55.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 17.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's 17.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 2.4% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Romania?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Romania was 17.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 645.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.