GDP growth in Romania
Romania: GDP growth was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.7% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Romania peaked at 10.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -12.9%, in 1991.
Romania ranks 182nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Romania, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -12.9% | — |
| 1992 | -8.8% | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -117.4% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | +157.2% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +58.5% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -37.3% |
| 1997 | -4.8% | -224.1% |
| 1998 | -2.0% | -58.1% |
| 1999 | -0.4% | -81.4% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -753.4% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +112.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -58.9% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +345.4% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -55.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +72.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +28.7% |
| 2009 | -5.5% | -159.3% |
| 2010 | -3.9% | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -215.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -57.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -85.4% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +1376.5% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +186.6% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -26.6% |
| 2020 | -3.6% | -190.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -255.3% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -46.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -59.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.5% | -12.9% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | -5.5% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -3.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -3.6% | 5.6% | 6 |
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- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 98,096 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -25.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -22.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 18.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0991 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 2,233 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Romania?
- Gdp growth in Romania was 0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.9% in 1991.
- How does Romania rank for gdp growth?
- Romania ranks 182nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.