Gross fixed capital formation in Romania
Romania: Gross fixed capital formation was 3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Romania stood at 3.4%.
The figure is up 235.4% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Romania peaked at 51.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -33.9%, in 2009.
Romania ranks 99th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation in Romania, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -31.6% | — |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -134.7% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +149.5% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | -65.7% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +18.1% |
| 1997 | -1.4% | -117.1% |
| 1998 | -4.7% | +225.8% |
| 1999 | -1.9% | -59.2% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -406.1% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +80.2% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +40.4% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +130.3% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +92.1% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -65.0% |
| 2009 | -33.9% | -290.2% |
| 2010 | -2.8% | -91.8% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -432.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -69.5% |
| 2013 | -5.3% | -289.4% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -207.6% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | -2.4% | -137.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -334.8% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | -132.3% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -913.7% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -103.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -955.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +34.9% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +126.0% |
| 2024 | -2.5% | -120.6% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -235.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | -31.6% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | -33.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -5.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -2.5% | 12.3% | 6 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 8.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 90,771 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.6591 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.4781 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 10,775 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 0.6594 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Romania?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Romania was 3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.9% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Romania ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.