Latest reading: Consumer prices increased 7.1% in annual terms in September, following a 7.2% increase in the prior month. Relative...
Inflation in Romania
Consumer price inflation in Romania averaged 4.2% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the South-Eastern Europe regional average of 15.2%. The 2024 average figure was 5.6%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Romania Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Romania from 2025 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.
Romania Inflation Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.6 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 5.6 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 2.1 | 8.2 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.3 | 4.1 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 5.8 |
| Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, eop) | 3.8 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 0.0 | 14.9 | 43.6 | 4.7 | -2.2 |
Inflation hits over two-year high in August
Latest reading: Inflation came in at 9.8% in August, which was up from July’s 7.8%. August's reading represented the highest inflation rate since June 2023. Looking at the details of the release, prices for food and non-food goods rose at a faster rate in August. The trend pointed up, with annual average inflation coming in at 5.7% in August (July: 5.3%). Finally, consumer prices rose 2.10% in August over the previous month, coming in below the 2.68% rise recorded in July.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Romanian inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 26 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for Romanian inflation.
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