Foreign debt rose 20.4% to USD 142,390 bil in Romania in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Romania reached an all time high of USD 142,390 bil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 30.1 bil in 1972.
Romania has been ranked 14th within the group of 114 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bulgaria | USD bil | 40,379 | 39,994 | 40,989 | 40,103 | 40,501 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Greece | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hungary | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Moldova | USD bil | 6,095 | 6,222 | 6,969 | 7,440 | 7,524 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Romania | USD bil | 96,450 | 96,118 | 114,008 | 112,547 | 118,298 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 492,191 | 535,225 | 519,203 | 477,785 | 485,793 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | USD bil | 30,261 | 27,911 | 30,937 | 31,054 | 32,109 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkey | USD bil | 400,058 | 410,026 | 457,282 | 447,923 | 444,540 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | USD bil | 118,565 | 116,189 | 123,870 | 121,873 | 124,879 |
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