Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Romania
Romania: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 20.79 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Romania, 1995–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Romania is 20.79 billion US dollar, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 367.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Romania peaked at 22.65 billion US dollar in 2023 and was at its lowest, 131,000 US dollar, in 1996.
Romania ranks 7th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Romania, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 88.90 million US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 131,000 US dollar | -99.9% |
| 1997 | 9.13 million US dollar | +6871.8% |
| 1998 | 10.41 million US dollar | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 87.39 million US dollar | +739.5% |
| 2000 | 212.50 million US dollar | +143.2% |
| 2001 | 397.90 million US dollar | +87.2% |
| 2002 | 312,708 US dollar | -99.9% |
| 2003 | 566.39 million US dollar | +181024.2% |
| 2004 | 2.02 billion US dollar | +257.3% |
| 2005 | 5.54 billion US dollar | +173.6% |
| 2006 | 6.45 billion US dollar | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 12.95 billion US dollar | +100.8% |
| 2014 | 6.82 billion US dollar | -47.3% |
| 2015 | 4.45 billion US dollar | -34.8% |
| 2016 | 8.62 billion US dollar | +93.8% |
| 2017 | 12.21 billion US dollar | +41.7% |
| 2018 | 10.88 billion US dollar | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 6.76 billion US dollar | -37.9% |
| 2020 | 11.55 billion US dollar | +70.9% |
| 2021 | 17.10 billion US dollar | +48.1% |
| 2022 | 16.35 billion US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 22.65 billion US dollar | +38.5% |
| 2024 | 19.89 billion US dollar | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 20.79 billion US dollar | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.19 million US dollar | 131,000 US dollar | 88.90 million US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.17 billion US dollar | 312,708 US dollar | 6.45 billion US dollar | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.96 billion US dollar | 4.45 billion US dollar | 12.95 billion US dollar | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.05 billion US dollar | 11.55 billion US dollar | 22.65 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Romania?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Romania was 20.79 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.65 billion US dollar in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,000 US dollar in 1996.
- How does Romania rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Romania ranks 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 367.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.