Romania — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Quarterly · Q1 1970–Q1 2026 · 126 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Romania's central government deficit reading was −30.04B LCU in Q1 2026. The period change from −55.64B LCU in Q4 2025 was +25.61B LCU; the year-on-year change from −46.66B LCU in Q1 2025 was +16.63B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −7.4% in Q1 2026.

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Latest observations

Q4 2019–Q1 2026

PeriodValue
Q1 2026-30.04B LCU
Q4 2025-55.64B LCU
Q3 2025-19.24B LCU
Q2 2025-27.23B LCU
Q1 2025-46.66B LCU
15 earlier values
Q4 2024-50.66B LCU
Q3 2024-32.99B LCU
Q2 2024-18.38B LCU
Q1 2024-47.31B LCU
Q4 2023-32.75B LCU
Q3 2023-16.98B LCU
Q2 2023-19.23B LCU
Q1 2023-34.32B LCU
Q4 2022-30.22B LCU
Q3 2022-22.58B LCU
Q2 2022-8.15B LCU
Q1 2022-29.25B LCU
Q4 2021-27.37B LCU
Q3 2021-11.97B LCU
Q2 2021-23.25B LCU

Values before Q2 2021, back to Q4 2019, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.