# People unable to face unexpected expenses in Romania

People unable to face unexpected expenses in Romania was 37.8% in 2025. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `unable_to_face_unexpected_expenses_share`
- Place id: `ro`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Share of the population living in households that cannot pay an unexpected but necessary expense from their own resources (EU-SILC, all household types and incomes). The amount is set for each country, close to the monthly at-risk-of-poverty threshold.
- Note: EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). The reference year is the survey year. Self-reported by households; a share of people, not of households.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: Eurostat. Inability to face unexpected financial expenses, total population, all household types and incomes (ilc_mdes04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_mdes04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/unable-to-face-unexpected-expenses/romania
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=unable_to_face_unexpected_expenses_share&place=ro

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 37.8 |
| 2024 | 40 |
| 2023 | 46.4 |
| 2022 | 47.9 |
| 2021 | 47.3 |
| 2020 | 47.3 |
| 2019 | 44.3 |
| 2018 | 45.9 |
| 2017 | 52.5 |
| 2016 | 54.5 |
| 2015 | 51.4 |
| 2014 | 52.7 |
| 2013 | 53 |
| 2012 | 53.9 |
| 2011 | 50.8 |
| 2010 | 44.8 |
| 2009 | 41.6 |
| 2008 | 41.9 |
| 2007 | 46.2 |