Romania's public administration debt (government debt) rose in April 2025 to RON 1,013.16 billion, from RON 998.196 billion in the previous month, according to data published by the Ministry of Finance (MF).As a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), government debt increased to 56.6%, from 55.8% in March (GDP according to the National Institute of Statistics INS press release of July 10, 2025).In April 2025, medium- and long-term debt increased to RON 937.286 billion, from RON 923.08 billion in March 2025, and short-term debt increased to RON 75.87 billion, from RON 75.11 billion in the previous month.Most of the debt, namely RON 831.35 billion, was made up of government securities. The loans amounted to RON 162.85 billion.The debt in national currency amounted to RON 471.3 billion, the debt in euros to RON 444.73 billion, RON equivalent, and the debt in US dollars to 95.2 billion, RON equivalent.In April, the debt of the central public administration increased to RON 989.23 billion, from RON 974.44 billion in March 2025, including RON 913.39 billion in medium and long term. Most of the central administration's debt was contracted in RON (RON 452.47 billion) and in euros (RON 439.46 billion equivalent).The debt of the local public administration rose to RON 23.928 billion, from RON 23.748 billion in the previous month, including RON 23.897 billion in the medium and long term.At the same time, in the fourth month of 2025, the domestic debt of the public administration amounted to RON 508.7 billion (RON 503.05 billion in March 2025), which is 28.4% of GDP (28.1% of GDP in the previous month), RON 490.09 billion of which were the debt of the central administration and RON 18.601 billion the debt of the local administration.External debt of the public administration amounted to RON 504.46 billion (RON 495.14 billion in the previous month), which is 28.2% of GDP (27.7% of GDP in March 2025), including RON 499.136 billion in external debt of the central public administration and RON 5.32 billion was in external debt of the local public administration.
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