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Romania

Europe & Central Asia · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 11.8%
Current prices2025
428USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 12.5%
Current prices2025
22,725USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.3 pp
Annual change2025
0.7%
Inflation▲ 1.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
7.3%
Unemployment▲ 0.7 pp
Rate2025
6.1%
Government debt▲ 3.1 pp
General government, gross2025
60.6% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.2 pp
Balance2025
-8.0% of GDP
Population▼ 0.6%
Total2025
18.83million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-6.10.010.41995: 7.1%1996: 3.9%1997: -6.1%1998: -4.8%1999: -1.2%2000: 2.9%2001: 5.2%2002: 5.7%2003: 2.3%2004: 10.4%2005: 4.7%2006: 8.0%2007: 7.2%2008: 9.3%2009: -5.5%2010: -3.9%2011: 4.5%2012: 1.9%2013: 0.3%2014: 4.1%2015: 3.2%2016: 2.9%2017: 8.2%2018: 5.4%2019: 4.0%2020: -3.6%2021: 5.6%2022: 4.2%2023: 2.3%2024: 0.9%2025: 0.7%2026: 0.7% (IMF projection)2027: 2.5% (IMF projection)2028: 2.7% (IMF projection)2029: 2.9% (IMF projection)2030: 3.1% (IMF projection)2031: 3.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.60.01551995: 32.3%1996: 38.8%1997: 154.8%1998: 59.1%1999: 45.8%2000: 45.7%2001: 34.5%2002: 22.5%2003: 15.4%2004: 11.9%2005: 9.0%2006: 6.6%2007: 4.8%2008: 7.8%2009: 5.6%2010: 6.1%2011: 5.8%2012: 3.3%2013: 4.0%2014: 1.1%2015: -0.6%2016: -1.6%2017: 1.3%2018: 4.6%2019: 3.8%2020: 2.6%2021: 5.0%2022: 13.8%2023: 10.4%2024: 5.6%2025: 7.3%2026: 7.8% (IMF projection)2027: 3.9% (IMF projection)2028: 4.3% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.8% (IMF projection)2031: 2.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %5.64.22.30.90.70.72.52.72.93.1
Inflation, average consumer prices %5.013.810.45.67.37.83.94.33.02.8
Unemployment rate %5.65.65.65.46.16.05.95.85.75.6
GDP, current prices USD bn285296348383428481511547579614
GDP per capita, current prices USD14,85715,53818,25420,19922,72525,69327,49829,62031,58133,691
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD37,71642,44144,97646,78848,72450,78353,51856,24959,28962,661
General government gross debt % of GDP51.851.952.657.560.661.963.965.367.368.8
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.7-5.9-5.7-8.7-7.6-6.2-5.8-5.7-5.6-5.4
Current account balance % of GDP-7.2-9.6-6.7-8.2-8.0-6.8-6.2-5.6-5.4-5.1
Population million19.2019.0419.0618.9418.8318.7118.5918.4718.3418.22

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.070.42000: 30%2001: 27%2002: 27%2003: 25%2004: 21%2005: 18%2006: 13%2007: 12%2008: 13%2009: 22%2010: 30%2011: 33%2012: 36%2013: 39%2014: 40%2015: 39%2016: 40%2017: 37%2018: 36%2019: 37%2020: 50%2021: 52%2022: 52%2023: 53%2024: 57%2025: 61%2026: 62% (IMF projection)2027: 64% (IMF projection)2028: 65% (IMF projection)2029: 67% (IMF projection)2030: 69% (IMF projection)2031: 70% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-13.60.02000: -2.6%2001: -3.2%2002: -2.7%2003: -4.7%2004: -7.6%2005: -8.7%2006: -10.5%2007: -13.6%2008: -11.5%2009: -4.6%2010: -5.1%2011: -4.7%2012: -4.6%2013: -1.1%2014: -0.3%2015: -0.6%2016: -2.1%2017: -3.2%2018: -4.6%2019: -4.9%2020: -5.1%2021: -7.2%2022: -9.6%2023: -6.7%2024: -8.2%2025: -8.0%2026: -6.8% (IMF projection)2027: -6.2% (IMF projection)2028: -5.6% (IMF projection)2029: -5.4% (IMF projection)2030: -5.1% (IMF projection)2031: -5.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199518.236.423.940.3
20058.532.321.347.9
20154.430.820.252.6
20253.025.311.861.7

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method20,190USD2025+110.1%
GNI, Atlas method384USD bn2025+101.7%
Exports of goods and services35.5% of GDP2025-5.9 pp
Imports of goods and services40.7% of GDP2025-1.4 pp
Life expectancy at birth76.5years2024+2.1%
Urban population52.2% of total2025-1.5 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)