Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 in Romania
Romania: Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 was 3.11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Romania, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Romania stood at 3.11. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Romania peaked at 3.11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0738, in 1995.
That places Romania 14th out of 51 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.
Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0738 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1034 | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2429 | +134.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3564 | +46.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5245 | +47.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7416 | +41.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9827 | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 1.19 | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 1.43 | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 1.55 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.71 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.76 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.88 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 2.02 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.03 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.08 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.12 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.31 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.35 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.46 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.52 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.53 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.59 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.8 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 2.91 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 3 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 3.11 | +3.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 3.11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.13, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Romania's 3.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.13, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Purchasing power: based on COICOP 2018 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 | +134.8% | 0.1034 | 0.2429 |
| 1999 | +47.2% | 0.3564 | 0.5245 |
| 1998 | +46.8% | 0.2429 | 0.3564 |
| 2000 | +41.4% | 0.5245 | 0.7416 |
| 1996 | +40.1% | 0.0738 | 0.1034 |
| 2001 | +32.5% | 0.7416 | 0.9827 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2602 | 0.0738 | 0.5245 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 0.7416 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.03 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 | 2.53 | 3.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Romania?
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real in Romania was 3.11 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0738 in 1995.
- How does Romania rank for purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real?
- Romania ranks 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 2018. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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