Arrears on utility bills in Romania
Romania: Arrears on utility bills was 17.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Arrears on utility bills in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Romania recorded 17.7% for arrears on utility bills in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrears on utility bills in Romania peaked at 29.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2021.
That places Romania 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Arrears on utility bills in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.7% | — |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +170.1% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -47.5% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +143.8% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 17.7% | +22.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 17.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 3.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 17.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrears on utility bills in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +170.1% | 8.7% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | +143.8% | 7.3% | 17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 8.7% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 13.7% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 7.3% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrears on utility bills in Romania?
- Arrears on utility bills in Romania was 17.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest arrears on utility bills recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest arrears on utility bills recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for arrears on utility bills?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is arrears on utility bills rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on utility bills. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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