Romania — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Romania, the central government deficit reading was −7.4% of GDP in Q1 2026, compared with −9.7% of GDP in Q4 2025. The period change was +2.3 percentage points; compared with −12.4% of GDP in Q1 2025, the year-on-year change was +5 percentage points.
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- Quarterly data, 1970–2026
- Annual data, 1995–2025
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Latest observations
Q4 2019–Q1 2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -7.4 % of GDP |
| Q4 2025 | -9.7 % of GDP |
| Q3 2025 | -3.7 % of GDP |
| Q2 2025 | -6.1 % of GDP |
| Q1 2025 | -12.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| Q4 2024 | -9.7 % of GDP |
| Q3 2024 | -7 % of GDP |
| Q2 2024 | -4.4 % of GDP |
| Q1 2024 | -13.6 % of GDP |
| Q4 2023 | -6.8 % of GDP |
| Q3 2023 | -4 % of GDP |
| Q2 2023 | -5.2 % of GDP |
| Q1 2023 | -10.9 % of GDP |
| Q4 2022 | -7.3 % of GDP |
| Q3 2022 | -6 % of GDP |
| Q2 2022 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| Q1 2022 | -10.9 % of GDP |
| Q4 2021 | -7.6 % of GDP |
| Q3 2021 | -3.7 % of GDP |
| Q2 2021 | -8.5 % of GDP |
Values before Q2 2021, back to Q4 2019, are on the chart — hover to read them.