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Romania

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In brief

GDP: $428.7B (2025). World rank 38 of 210; in Europe, 16 of 47. GDP growth per year: +0.7% (2025). World rank 180 of 209 (1 = best); in Europe, 37 of 46. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 24.5% (2025). World rank 154 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 36 of 40. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $177.9B → $428.7B, GDP per person $8,977 → $22,538, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $21,625 → $50,895. Better than all its neighbours (Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine): GDP per person at purchasing power parity. Worse than all its neighbours (Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine): youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP
$428.7B 2025
GDP per person
$22,538 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$50,895 2025
GDP growth per year
+0.7% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
High income
Gross national income per person
$20,190 2025
Inflation
+7.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
44 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
25.3% 2025
Services, share of GDP
61.7% 2025
Unemployment
6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
24.5% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
41.8% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
35.5% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
40.7% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
-7.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+2.2% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
2.5% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
16.2% 2024
Currency
Romanian Leu (RON)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
29.8 2023
Living on under $3 a day
0.7% 2023