The net average wage rose almost 10 times in euros, exports 10 times, foreign investment 27 times and foreign debt 10 times. Budget revenue increased almost six-fold; the length of highways went from 100 kilometers to 830 kilometers. Romania now has 3,000 modern retail stores, compared with only six in 1998, and the number of passengers on airports is 12 times higher than 21 years ago. The number of newborns shrank from more than 235,000 in 1998 to 189,000 in 2018 and the population of the country is now 19 million compared with 22 million in 1998.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)