Romania's public debt rose by ten billion lei in March this year as compared to the previous month, reaching 165.07 billion lei or 30.63% of the GDP, according to Finance Ministry data.

The 2010 GDP is estimated at 538.91 billion lei.

By the end of 2009, the public debt stood at 148.05 billion lei (30.15% of the GDP), while in February it stood at 155.02 billion lei (28.77% of the GDP).