Romania

ROUEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Bucharest
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78/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Romania in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Romania· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Romania

Romania's GDP is $480.83B (2026), with a population of 19.0M, and GDP per capita of $25,693. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 0.7%, inflation at 7.8%, unemployment at 6.0%, government debt at 61.9% of GDP, life expectancy of 76.5 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$480.83B2026▲ 12.4%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)0.7%2026▲ 0.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$25,6932026▲ 13.1%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$950.38B2026▲ 3.6%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$50,7832026▲ 4.2%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.43%2026▼ 2.1%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$417.36B2025▲ 11.7%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$20,1902025▲ 14.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$49,5502025▲ 3.4%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)25.3%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)61.7%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)3.0%2025▲ 6.7%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)17.3%2025▼ 6.5%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)62.0%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)25.9%2025▲ 3.6%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)18.0%2025▲ 7.2%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)8.2%2025▼ 14.4%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$100,2382025▲ 1.5%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)11.8%2025▼ 10.4%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)40.0%2022▲ 9.3%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$12,1942021▲ 12.9%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)5.0%2021▼ 18.0%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-5.2%2025▲ 12.7%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.02%2021▲ 112.3%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.03%2021▲ 180.7%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.38%2021▲ 106.0%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.53%2021▲ 402.8%WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.1%2021▲ 124.8%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.18%2021▼ 9.9%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$108.65B2025▲ 12.5%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$40,8462025▲ 0.8%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$12,5652025▲ 0.8%WB
▶Financial Markets1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Exchange Rate (per EUR)5.042025▲ 1.4%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary21 indicators · 2022–2026 · IMF / WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)76.2%2025▼ 1.3%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)35.5%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)40.7%2025▼ 2.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$152.11B2025▲ 11.7%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$174.60B2025▲ 9.7%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$109.13B2025▲ 8.8%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$146.04B2025▲ 7.0%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.2%2025▲ 16.9%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.2%2025▼ 64.0%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$9.37B2025▲ 30.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$10.65B2025▲ 11.8%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)2.5%2025▼ 0.3%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)13.4%2024▲ 6.1%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.9%2025▲ 3.2%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-33.88B2025▼ 8.4%WB
▶Finance11 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)922023▲ 179.0%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population19.0M2025▼ 0.2%WB
Population Growth (%)-0.2%2025▼ 241.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)832023▲ 0.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)238,4002023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)230,0802023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)52.2%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (total)9.9M2025▼ 0.2%WB
Rural Population (%)47.8%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth76.5 years2024▲ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Male72.8 years2024▲ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female80.3 years2024▼ 0.1%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42024▼ 9.7%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)7.52024▼ 10.7%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)12.82024▲ 0.0%WB
Net Migration-29,0412025▼ 2.0%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)15.6%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)64.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)20.1%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)55.5%2025▼ 0.0%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)31.3%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)24.2%2025▼ 1.0%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)176.42024▼ 1.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)722024▼ 1.5%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force8.2M2025▼ 0.2%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)51.3%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)41.8%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)61.7%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Unemployment (%)6.0%2025▲ 11.0%WB
Female Unemployment (%)5.6%2025▲ 10.0%WB
Male Unemployment (%)6.3%2025▲ 11.6%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)24.5%2025▲ 3.9%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)10.9%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Employment in Industry (%)32.6%2025▼ 0.3%WB
Employment in Services (%)56.5%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)51.4%2025▼ 1.2%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)13.0%2025▼ 1.5%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)85.5%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)3.2%2024▼ 12.7%WB
Employers (% of total employment)1.4%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)42.4%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)48.3%2025▼ 0.9%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)14.5%2025▼ 1.3%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)17.0%2024▲ 3.0%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2016–2023 · WB
▶Health49 indicators · 2002–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)5.7%2023▼ 1.5%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,0512023▲ 16.5%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.3%2023▼ 3.8%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)23.0%2023▲ 7.2%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.62022▲ 4.0%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)8.32022▲ 1.8%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)7.22022▲ 1.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)7.32024▲ 5.8%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)3.62024▲ 5.9%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)122023▼ 7.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)6.72024▲ 6.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)7.92024▲ 6.8%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)24.3%2021▲ 58.3%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)72.8%2021▼ 10.6%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)2.9%2021▼ 9.6%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)78.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)79.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)602024▼ 3.2%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)12.8%2002▼ 8.6%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)8.3%2002▼ 8.8%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)38.4%2024▼ 1.0%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)21.0%2024▼ 1.4%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)9.62021▼ 1.2%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)16.82020▼ 1.1%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)72.764309452021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)17.808569312021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)63.84712672021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)6.0044092252024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)7.3108718042024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)3.6231804442024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)21.447806732023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)602024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)5.12024—WHO
People Living with HIV190002025—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)13.2608372022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)662025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)662025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)662025—WHO
Physicians (total)70,9652023▲ 2.1%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel159,3392023▲ 0.7%WHO
Dentists (total)21,6012023▼ 1.2%WHO
Pharmacists (total)21,6642023▼ 4.1%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)3.52002—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)12.82002—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)3.52002—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)772023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)9.62021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)1050.997558592023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)91.3%2024▲ 2.3%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1202024▼ 2.8%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)35.82024▲ 3.3%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)27,229.62024▲ 1.5%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)0.52%2023▲ 11.6%WB
Patent Applications, Residents7722021▼ 5.5%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents452021▼ 4.3%WB
Scientific Journal Articles10,7132023▲ 2.2%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$10.71B2024▲ 10.1%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)26.0%2025▲ 1.4%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$13.02B2025▲ 18.4%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident3782021▼ 30.4%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)1,0822023▲ 8.3%WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2019–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried2.8M2023▲ 22.3%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)2.32023▼ 14.2%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)989,7952024▲ 19.2%WB
Rail Lines (total km)10,7692021▲ 0.0%WB
Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)5,9062019▲ 5.9%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)13,3122019▲ 1.8%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.202022▲ 2.6%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)1.2%2023▼ 41.1%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)19.3%2023▼ 2.5%WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.042023▲ 145.6%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.092023▼ 19942.3%WB
Political Stability0.372023▼ 13.3%WB
Regulatory Quality0.322023▼ 12.5%WB
Rule of Law0.442023▲ 8.4%WB
Voice & Accountability0.52023▼ 11.1%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)56.1%2023▲ 0.8%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)46.7%2023▼ 10.8%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)64.2%2023▲ 3.0%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)56.4%2023▼ 4.3%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.3%2024▲ 43.3%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$8.72B2024▲ 54.9%WB
Armed Forces Personnel128,0002020▲ 1.6%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)1.5%2020▲ 2.3%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)5.9%2024▲ 33.7%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)1.12023▼ 14.0%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2023 · WB
▶Social Protection8 indicators · 2020–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)39.2%2021▼ 1.8%—
Social Assistance Coverage (%)59.0%2021▼ 1.6%—
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)0.8%2021▼ 3.3%—
Social Protection Coverage (%)79.8%2021▼ 1.2%—
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.582020▼ 1.7%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.612020▼ 1.6%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.562020▼ 1.8%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School8.4 years2020▼ 2.8%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals5.0M2020▼ 60.8%WB
International Tourism, Departures9.5M2020▼ 58.8%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$1.61B2020▼ 62.0%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$3.47B2020▼ 51.6%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)1.7%2020▼ 58.8%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$178.0M2020▼ 73.4%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO