Tax rate in Romania
Romania: Tax rate was 40.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tax rate in Romania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax rate in Romania is 40.63, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate in Romania peaked at 40.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.1, in 2016.
That places Romania 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tax rate in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24.25 | — |
| 2009 | 25.34 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 25.68 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 25.96 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.14 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.94 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 23.31 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.94 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 22.1 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 22.58 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 34.57 | +53.1% |
| 2019 | 35.13 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 35.43 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 35.77 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 36.25 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 33.41 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 40.94 | +22.5% |
| 2025 | 40.63 | -0.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 40.63 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.56, 2.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 40.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.59, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +53.1% | 22.58 | 34.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8 | 24.25 | 25.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.14 | 22.1 | 35.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.07 | 33.41 | 40.94 | 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 tax rate in Romania?
- Tax rate in Romania was 40.63 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1 in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for tax rate?
- Romania ranks 1st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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