Romania Posts Current Account Gap of EUR8.778B in Jan-Oct
12.14.2020
Romania's current account balance posted a deficit of EUR8.778 billion in January-October, compared with a deficit of EUR9.117 billion in the same period in 2019, central bank data showed Monday.
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Statistical Office: Romania Retail Sales Up 2.6% YoY In January-June 2025 08.06.2025
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) grew by 2.6% in unadjusted data and by 3.4% when adjusted... more
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Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Producer Price Index Edges 0.3% Lower YoY In June 2025 08.05.2025
Romania’s industrial producer price index (PPI) inched 0.28% lower in June 2025 compared to June 2024, as per data from the country's statistical... more
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Statistical Office: Romania Residential Building Permits Up 4.2% YoY In H1/2025 07.31.2025
Romanian authorities issued 17,639 residential building permits in the first half of 2025, 4.2% more than in the same period of 2024, data from the... more
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Statistical Office: Romania Unemployment Rate Unchanged At 5.8% Month-On-Month In June 2025 07.31.2025
Romania’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.8% in June 2025 compared with May 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS show... more
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Romania Posts Budget Deficit Of RON69.8B Or 3.68% Of GDP In January-June 2025 07.28.2025
Romania’s general consolidated budget posted a deficit of RON69.8 billion in January-June 2025, or 3.68% of the gross domestic product (GDP),... more
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Romania Household Income and Expenditures Rise in Q1/2025 07.28.2025
In the first quarter of 2025, the average income per household in Romania stood at RON9,148 and the average expenditure was RON7,667, both higher... more
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CFA Romania: Economic Confidence Plummets in June 07.24.2025
Financial analysts’ economic confidence weakened significantly in June, in line with the macroeconomic confidence index published monthly by CFA... more
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S&P Global Affirms Romania’s Rating at BBB-/A-3 with Negative Outlook 07.24.2025
International ratings agency S&P Global reconfirmed Romania’s 'BBB-/A-3' long- and short-term foreign and local currency ratings. The outlook... more
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Central Bank: Romania Private Lending Growth Slows Down To 9.1% YoY In June 2025 To A Total Of RON436B 07.23.2025
The annual growth rate of Romania's private lending slowed down to 9.1% in June 2025, to a total amount of RON436 billion, amid a 10% increase in... more
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Private Pension Funds Overshoot 10% Of GDP Mark For First Time 07.21.2025
Mandatory private pension funds (Pillar II) and voluntary pension funds (Pillar III) exceeded the threshold of 10% of Romania’s Gross Domestic... more
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Eurostat: Romania Has Highest Budget Deficit Of All EU Countries, 7.5%, In Q1, 2025 07.21.2025
Romania continues to have the highest budget deficit of all the EU member countries, 7.5% in the first quarter of 2025, while the EU average is... more
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Romania’s Public Debt Overshoots RON1,000B Mark In April 2025 07.21.2025
Romania’s public debt overshot the RON1,000 billion mark in April and increased by RON15 billion to RON1,013 billion. It accounted for 56.6% of... more
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Eurostat: Romania’s Government Debt To GDP Ratio Below EU Average In Q1, 2025 07.21.2025
The European Union recorded an average general government deficit to GDP ratio of 81.8% at the end of the first quarter of 2025. Romania was below... more
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Statistical Office: Romanian Construction Works Up 4.2% YoY In May 2025 07.18.2025
The volume of construction works in Romania grew by 4.2% in unadjusted data and by 2.9% when adjusted for the number of working days and... more
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ING Bank Cuts Its Growth Forecast For Romania's Economy In 2025 To 0.3%, Sees Inflation Peaking At 8% In September-October 07.17.2025
ING Bank has lowered its economic growth forecast for Romania in 2025 to 0.3% from its previous estimate of 0.8% and sees an “inflation hump”... more
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Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Sales Up 2.1% YoY In January-May 2025 07.17.2025
Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) grew by 2.1% in nominal terms in January-May 2025 compared with the same period... more
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Fitch Ratings: Measures Unveiled By Romania's Government May Have Significant Impact On Economic Growth 07.16.2025
Fitch Ratings has announced in a press statement that the fiscal package unveiled by Romania's Government led by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan is... more
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Statistical Office: Romania's Energy Output Down 10% YoY In January-May 2025 07.15.2025
Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 10% in January-May 2025, with the biggest decline, of nearly 30%, being recorded by hydro power... more
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Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Production Down 5.3% YoY In January-April 2025 07.15.2025
Romania's industrial production decreased by 2.8% in January-May 2025 in unadjusted data compared with the same period of 2024 and was down 1.3%... more
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Central Bank: Romania’s Current Account Deficit Skyrockets To EUR12.6B YoY In January-May 2025 07.14.2025
Romania's current account deficit surged to EUR12.6 billion in January-May 2025, compared with the EUR8.6 billion level in the same period of 2024,... more
Romania’s economic growth is forecast to pick up gradually to 3.1% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, while its public finances will continue
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Romania ended 2024 with a current account deficit of EUR29.3 billion, higher by nearly EUR7.8 billion than in 2023, central bank data
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Economic growth expectations for 2025 stand at the average value of 1.5%, reveals the latest survey conducted by CFA Romania
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Romania economy recovery is slower than expected and political turmoil is denting investors’ and consumers’ confidence, says the
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Romania’s economy enters 2025 with positive long-term prospects, but with significant challenges in the year ahead, Colliers
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Managers of Pillar II mandatory private pension funds and Pillar III voluntary private pension ones will be able to invest up to 10% of
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Romanian investors last year spent EUR577 million on acquisitions in the region, three times more than in 2023, in line with data from
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Romania’s land market remained stable in 2024, with the volume of transactions nearing EUR450 million, similar to the level recorded
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Survey: Romania Could Increase Its GDP By 10% Until 2050 By Boosting Savings
Romania could increase its gross domestic product (GDP) by 10% until 2050, generating an additional contribution of EUR575 billion by boosting savings and redirecting them towards lucrative investments, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey&Company in spring 2022.