Romania Statutory legal interest (dobânda legală)
Romania Statutory legal interest (dobânda legală) is 14.5 percent, in force since 8 Aug 2024. It was 14.75 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 11 Aug 2026.
Romania's statutory legal interest under OG 13/2011: the BNR monetary policy (reference) rate plus a statutory margin. Derived live from this API's RO policy-rate series.
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| Current value | 14.5 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2024-08-08 |
| Official source | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO policy-rate series) under OG 13/2011 privind dobânda legală, art. 3 |
| Last verified | 2026-08-11 |
| Verification | derived — Computed from another series we hold, not read from any document. Computed from another series we hold (reference rate plus the statutory margin), not read from a document. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Romania's OG 13/2011 sets statutory interest as the BNR reference (monetary policy) rate plus a margin: remuneratory = reference (art. 3(1)); general penalty = reference + 4pp (art. 3(2)); penalty between professionals or with contracting public authorities = reference + 8pp (art. 3(2^1)). Tracks the BNR reference rate. Derived live from this API's policy-rate series. Not modelled: the 20% reduction applying to remuneratory interest in purely non-professional relations (art. 3(3)).
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-08 | 14.75 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2023-01-11 | 15 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-11-09 | 14.75 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-10-06 | 14.25 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-08-08 | 13.5 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-07-07 | 12.75 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-05-11 | 11.75 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-04-06 | 11 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-02-10 | 10.5 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2022-01-11 | 10 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2021-11-10 | 9.75 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
| 2021-10-06 | 9.5 | Derived from the BNR monetary policy rate (this API's RO… |
Get it programmatically
curl https://euroref.dev/v1/ro/statutory-interest
# $0.005 per call — x402 on Base (USDC). No key, no signup.
# History: curl https://euroref.dev/v1/ro/statutory-interest/history?from=2020-01-01
# Provenance: curl https://euroref.dev/provenance/ro/statutory-interestOther Romania series: BNR monetary policy rate (rata dobânzii de politică monetară) · TVA standard rate (cota standard de taxă pe valoarea adăugată) · VAT registration threshold · minimum wage · Public holidays (zile de sărbătoare legală în care nu se lucrează) · CPI inflation (year-on-year) · Corporate income tax rate (impozit pe profit) · Withholding tax rates · Personal income tax rate (impozit pe venit — cotă unică) · Statutory social-insurance contributions · BNR reference exchange rates
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