Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Romania
Romania: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP was 2 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Romania, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Romania is 2 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Romania peaked at 2 National currency per US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0613 National currency per US dollar, in 1995.
That places Romania 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Romania, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0613 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.0869 National currency per US dollar | +41.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2014 National currency per US dollar | +131.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2947 National currency per US dollar | +46.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4349 National currency per US dollar | +47.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6155 National currency per US dollar | +41.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8184 National currency per US dollar | +33.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9975 National currency per US dollar | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 1.22 National currency per US dollar | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 1.32 National currency per US dollar | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.67 National currency per US dollar | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.67 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.63 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.63 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.65 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.71 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.74 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.78 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.71 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.73 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.77 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.74 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.71 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.74 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.81 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.82 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.88 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 2 National currency per US dollar | +6.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2 National currency per US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 National currency per US dollar, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2 National currency per US dollar is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8607 National currency per US dollar, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +131.9% | 0.0869 National currency per US dollar | 0.2014 National currency per US dollar |
| 1999 | +47.6% | 0.2947 National currency per US dollar | 0.4349 National currency per US dollar |
| 1998 | +46.3% | 0.2014 National currency per US dollar | 0.2947 National currency per US dollar |
| 1996 | +41.7% | 0.0613 National currency per US dollar | 0.0869 National currency per US dollar |
| 2000 | +41.5% | 0.4349 National currency per US dollar | 0.6155 National currency per US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2158 National currency per US dollar | 0.0613 National currency per US dollar | 0.4349 National currency per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.28 National currency per US dollar | 0.6155 National currency per US dollar | 1.67 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 National currency per US dollar | 1.63 National currency per US dollar | 1.78 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 National currency per US dollar | 1.71 National currency per US dollar | 2 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 26 Israel 3.49 National currency per US dollar compare
- 27 China 3.4 National currency per US dollar compare
- 28 Brazil 2.56 National currency per US dollar compare
- 30 Peru 1.78 National currency per US dollar compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 1.75 National currency per US dollar compare
- 32 New Zealand 1.47 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -27.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 197.24 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 144.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Romania?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Romania was 2 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 National currency per US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0613 National currency per US dollar in 1995.
- How does Romania rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org