HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Romania
Romania: HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco was 6.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Romania, 2002–2025
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Romania is 6.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 165.2% on the previous year and up 269.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Romania peaked at 17.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.6, in 2015.
That places Romania 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.8 | — |
| 2003 | 16.3 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 14 | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4 | -75.7% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | +59.5% |
| 2008 | 11.3 | +91.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1 | -72.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | -41.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8 | +277.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1 | -54.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | -87.1% |
| 2014 | -2.2 | -650.0% |
| 2015 | -3.6 | +63.6% |
| 2016 | -2.4 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -191.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | +50.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2 | +57.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 3.5 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5 | +400.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5 | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3 | -84.1% |
| 2025 | 6.1 | +165.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 6.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Romania's 6.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HICP - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -650.0% | 0.4 | -2.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.19 | 3.1 | 16.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | -3.6 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.05 | 2.3 | 17.5 | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 803.14 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 492.84 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Romania?
- Hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco in Romania was 6.1 in 2025, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6 in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hicp - processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.4%. 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 - Processed food excluding alcohol and tobacco (Annual average rate of change, Eurostat). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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