Macroeconomics
Finance Minister: Budget Deficit Down To 1% Of GDP In Q1, 2026 From 2.3% In Q1, 2025
Romania ended the first quarter of 2026 with a RON22 billion budget deficit or 1% of GDP, compared with RON44 billion or 2.3% of GDP in the first quarter of 2025, Finance Minister Alexandru...
Eurostat: 11 Of 27 EU Member Countries Posted Over 3% Of GDP Deficits In 2025
Eleven of the 27 EU member countries posted budget deficit of more than 3% of the GDP in 2025, the highest deficits being recorded in Romania, 7.9%, Belgium, 5.2%, and France, 5.1%, data fro...
Statistical Office: Construction Works Up 7.3% in Jan-Feb 2026
The volume of construction works in Romania rose in the first two months of 2026 by 7.3% from the year-earlier period, supported by an increase in capital repair works (+10.1%), in new const...
Eurostat: Romania Remains EU Country With Highest Annual Inflation, 9%, In March 2026
Romania remains the EU country with the highest annual inflation, 9% in March, double as much as the countries behind it, Croatia (4.6%) and Lithuania (4.4%), European Union’s statistical of...
Central Bank: Romania’s Current Account Deficit Shrinks to EUR3.1B YoY in January-February 2026
Romania's current account deficit decreased to EUR3.1 billion in January - February 2026, almost EUR500 million below the level recorded in January-February 2025, central bank data showed on...
Statistical Office: Romania Average Net Salary Up 3.8% YoY in February 2026
The average net salary in Romania stood at RON5,557 in February 2026, higher by 3.8% than in February 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Wednesday, April 15.
Statistical Office Romania’s Industrial Output Down 1.8% YoY In February 2026
Romania's industrial output decreased by 1.8% in unadjusted data in February 2026 compared with February 2025 and was down 1.5% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality,...
Erste Group Revises End-2026 Inflation Forecast For Romania Upwards
The analysts of Erste Group, the owner of BCR in Romania, have revised their end-2026 inflation forecast upwards from 4.6% to 5.1%. The adjustment mainly reflects the expected impact of high...
Statistics Office: Romania Annual Inflation Spikes To 9.9% In March 2026
Romania’s annual inflation rate resumed its upward trend in March 2026, surging to 9.9%, after experiencing a downward trend over the last five months, data from the country’s statistical of...