HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Romania
Romania: HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) was 6.7 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - Food in Romania, 2002–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
Romania recorded 6.7 for hicp - food in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 148.1% on the previous year and up 297.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - food in Romania peaked at 18.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.4, in 2015.
Romania ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.5 | — |
| 2003 | 14.7 | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 9.5 | -35.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2 | -34.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9 | -37.1% |
| 2007 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.9 | +147.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2 | -67.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4 | +178.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -65.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5 | +59.1% |
| 2014 | -1.5 | -142.9% |
| 2015 | -3.4 | +126.7% |
| 2016 | -2.4 | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6 | -208.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | +57.7% |
| 2019 | 5.8 | +41.5% |
| 2020 | 4.8 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 16.6 | +492.9% |
| 2023 | 14.6 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7 | -81.5% |
| 2025 | 6.7 | +148.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 6.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Romania's 6.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9, 2.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +492.9% | 2.8 | 16.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.74 | 3.2 | 18.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.96 | -3.4 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.03 | 2.7 | 16.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More economy & growth data for Romania
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - food in Romania?
- Hicp - food in Romania was 6.7 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - food recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest hicp - food recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4 in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for hicp - food?
- Romania ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - food rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of HICP - Food (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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