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Rumanía Economy

Romania's economy in numbers:

Nominal GDP of USD 301 billion in 2022.

GDP per capita of USD 15,785 compared to the global average of USD 10,589.

Average real GDP growth of 3.4% over the last decade.

Share of the region's population
Share of the region's GDP

Economic structure:

In 2021, services accounted for 68% of overall GDP, manufacturing 17%, other industrial activity 11%, and agriculture 4%. Looking at GDP by expenditure, private consumption accounted for 62% of GDP in 2021, government consumption 17%, fixed investment 26%, and net exports -5%.

GDP by economic sector
GDP by type of expenditure

International trade:

In 2021, manufactured products made up 79% of total merchandise exports, mineral fuels 4%, food 13%, ores and metals 3% and agricultural raw materials 1%, with other categories accounting for 0% of the total. In the same period, manufactured products made up 78% of total merchandise imports, mineral fuels 8%, food 10%, ores and metals 3% and agricultural raw materials 2%, with other goods accounting for -1% of the total. Total exports were worth USD 90 billion in 2022, while total imports were USD 124 billion.

Key exports
Key imports
Key export partners
Key import partners

Economic growth:

The economy recorded average annual growth of 3.4% in the decade to 2022. To read more about GDP growth in Romania, go to our dedicated page.

Fiscal policy:

Romania's fiscal deficit averaged 3.9% of GDP in the decade to 2022. Find out more on our dedicated page.

Unemployment:

The unemployment rate averaged 6.9% in the decade to 2022. For more information on Romania's unemployment click here.

Inflation:

Inflation averaged 3.4% in the decade to 2022. Go to our Romania inflation page for extra insight.

Monetary Policy:

Romania's monetary policy rate ended 2022 at 6.75%, up from 5.25% a decade earlier. See our Romania monetary policy page for additional details.

Exchange Rate:

From end-2012 to end-2022 the leu weakened by 26.1% vs the U.S. dollar. For more info on the leu, click here.
Seasonally adjusted annual GDP growth sped up marginally in Q3 2023. In Q4, our panel expects growth to have slowed. Industrial production continued to contract notably year on year in October-November. That said, other data is more encouraging. In October-November, retail sales growth gained steam in year-on-year terms compared to Q3, while wages expanded more sharply. Moreover, economic sentiment strengthened in Q4. Moving to the current quarter, sentiment remained optimistic in January, pointing to still-solid dynamics. Meanwhile, in late January, the government decided to extend price caps on basic food goods for an additional 60 days, as well as to maintain the energy price-capping system until at least March 2025 in order to sustain households’ purchasing power. Also in January, the EU disbursed EUR 288 million in grants as pre-financing related to REPowerEU funds.
Projections out to 2033.

52 indicators covered including both annual and quarterly frequencies.

Consensus Forecasts based on a panel of 38 expert analysts.

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Rumanía Datos económicos

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Desempleo (% de la población activa, eop) 5.0 4.9 6.3 6.0 5.6
Población (millones) 19.5 19.4 19.3 19.2 19.2
PIB (en millones de dólares) 243 251 251 285 301
PIB per cápita (USD) 12,447 12,916 13,007 14,852 15,685
PIB (en millones de euros) 206 224 221 241 287
PIB per cápita (EUR) 10,549 11,539 11,410 12,564 14,922
PIB (en millones de RON) 959 1,064 1,067 1,187 1,412
Crecimiento económico (PIB nominal, var. anual) 12.6 10.9 0.3 11.3 19.0
Crecimiento económico (PIB, var. anual) 5.8 3.8 -3.2 5.9 4.5
Consumo privado (% var. anual) 9.3 3.2 -3.7 8.2 5.6
Consumo público (var. anual) 4.9 7.9 0.6 2.0 -3.2
Inversión fija (% var. anual) 0.2 12.4 1.4 2.0 8.8
Exportaciones (G&S, % var. anual) 5.3 4.6 -9.4 12.8 8.0
Importaciones (G&S, % var. anual) 8.7 8.8 -5.8 15.4 9.8
Producción industrial (% var. anual) 5.0 -3.6 -9.5 7.4 -2.0
Ventas al por menor (% var. anual) 5.5 7.2 2.3 10.1 4.4
Salarios (% var. anual) 35.4 13.0 6.4 7.1 11.3
Desempleo (% de la población activa, aop) 5.3 4.9 6.1 5.6 5.6
Saldo fiscal (% del PIB) -2.8 -4.3 -9.2 -7.1 -
Deuda pública (% del PIB) 34.5 35.1 46.9 48.9 -
Dinero (var. anual de M2 %) 8.9 10.9 15.3 15.8 6.9
Inflación (IPC, % var. anual, eop) 3.3 4.0 2.1 8.2 16.4
Inflación (IPC, % var. anual, aop) 4.6 3.8 2.6 5.0 13.7
Inflación (IPCA, % var. anual, aop) 4.1 3.9 2.3 4.1 12.0
Inflación (Básica, var. anual %, eop) 2.7 4.1 3.8 4.8 13.8
Inflación (IPP, % var. anual, aop) 5.0 4.0 0.0 14.9 44.7
Tipo de referencia del BNR (%, eop) 2.50 2.50 1.50 1.75 6.75
Rendimiento de los bonos a 10 años (%, eop) 4.91 4.51 3.08 5.26 8.31
Bolsa (var. anual de BET %) -4.8 35.1 -1.7 33.2 -10.7
Tipo de cambio (RON por USD, eop) 4.07 4.26 3.97 4.37 4.63
Tipo de cambio (RON por USD, aop) 3.94 4.24 4.24 4.16 4.69
Tipo de cambio (RON por EUR, eop) 4.66 4.79 4.87 4.95 4.95
Tipo de cambio (RON por EUR, aop) 4.65 4.75 4.84 4.92 4.93
Balanza por cuenta corriente (en millones de euros) -9.5 -10.9 -10.9 -17.5 -26.6
Balanza por cuenta corriente (% del PIB) -4.6 -4.9 -4.9 -7.2 -9.3
Balanza comercial de mercancías (en millones de euros) -15.3 -17.9 -18.9 -23.1 -32.3
Exportaciones de mercancías (en millones de euros) 61.8 63.1 57.6 70.2 85.9
Importaciones de mercancías (en millones de euros) 77.2 80.9 76.5 93.3 118.2
Exportaciones de mercancías (% var. anual) 8.1 2.0 -8.7 21.9 22.4
Importaciones de mercancías (% var. anual) 10.2 4.9 -5.4 22.0 26.7
Inversión extranjera directa (en millones de euros) 5.4 5.2 2.8 7.6 -
Reservas internacionales (en millones de euros) 36.8 37.5 42.5 45.8 52.3
Reservas internacionales (meses de importaciones) 5.7 5.6 6.7 5.9 5.3
Deuda externa (en millones de euros) 99.8 109.8 126.7 136.6 142.7
Deuda externa (% del PIB) 48.4 49.0 57.5 56.6 49.8

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