We spend them on the Internet, put them away when we can. We envy those who have undeserved excess and pity those who lack it. Here are 9 statistics about our Lions that you may not have known.

How much money do you think you have? Sorry…how much do you think you owe?

Financial wealth per inhabitant in Romania is minus 5,100 euros. When you’re frustrated with debt, just remember you’re not alone…. Source

If the BNR lived only by minting coins, it would quickly go bankrupt

According to sources familiar with the situation, the costs of issuing the 1-ban and 10-ban coins are negligible. Losses reach up to 30% of the value of coins. The good part is that coin issuance is negligible in terms of cost to the Central Bank; the main goal of the NBR is to ensure and maintain price stability.

Even the money of foreign tourists is not what it was 10 years ago…

​In 23 countries, the currency that foreigners leave in our country has significantly decreased in recent years. This is because there are fewer tourists. Over the past 10 years, the number of foreign tourists to Giurgiu has decreased by almost 90%. In Teleorman – almost 80%, in Olt and Tulcha – 70%. At the opposite pole, in Satu Mare, the number of foreign arrivals increased by almost 170%, and in Iasi – by more than 130%. Source.

7 out of 10 Romanians cannot save money

According to the survey, 71% of Romanians could not have such an emergency fund, and more than 55% would not have the money if they were to face unexpected expenses (for example, when they urgently need to take their car for maintenance). Source

We have 59,500 millionaires in lei. Others dream of catching up

People’s money is strongly polarized: 0.4% of depositors (59,500 people) had deposits of more than a million lei at the end of last year. At the opposite pole are 99.6% of depositors, who have an average of 11,000 lei/person. Source

At the opposite pole, we have over 4.3 million poor people. According to international definitions

We have 4.32 million Romanians who fall under the definition of “poor”. According to Eurostat, “poverty is the condition of a person whose income is so low that he cannot achieve an acceptable standard of living in a society that faces disadvantages related to unemployment, income, living conditions, inadequate health care and bar” jerami in access to culture, education, sports”. Source: INSSE

Banknote of 5 million lei. Have you heard of her?

The 5,000,000 lei note was the highest denomination note issued in Romania. It happened in 1947, right after the Second World War. Source.

Lack of money forces young people to stay with their parents much longer than in other countries

According to a study conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), half of Romanian men aged 30-34 live with their parents. These practices are found among both generation X and generation Y (millennials) youth. The main reason is economic

The most used banknote. But also the most falsified

The most intensively used was the 100 lei banknote, whose share in the total number of banknotes outside the banking system was 26.8 percent, followed by the 1 lei (25.5 percent) and 50 lei (15.7 percent) banknotes.

In total, in 2021, the NBR checked 2,871 counterfeit Romanian banknotes. The banknote with the highest number of registered counterfeits was the 100 lei banknote, 2,697 pieces (one of which was seized by the police), followed by the 200 lei banknote, with 143 counterfeits, and the 50 lei banknote, with 23 counterfeits.

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