Macroeconomics
Romania’s Statistics Board Revises 2025 Economic Growth Rate Upwards To 0.7%
Romania’s National Statistics Institute (INS) has revised the economic growth rate from 0.6% to 0.7%, adding almost RON6 billion to the first estimate.
Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Plunges 15.6% YoY To EUR4.7B In January-February 2026
Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR4.76 billion in January-February 2026 period, lower by 15.6% (-EUR878.6 million) than the level recorded in January-February 2025, data from th...
World Bank Revises 2026 Growth Estimate For Romania Downwards To 0.5% From 1.3%
The World Bank expects 0.5% economic growth in Romania in 2026, down from 1.3% forecast in January and also revised the economic growth expectations for 2027 downwards to 1.4% from 1.9% in t...
Statistical Office: Romania Retail Sales Down 9.1% YoY In January 2026
Retail sales volume in Romania (excluding the trade with motor vehicles and motorcycles) fell by 6.8% in unadjusted data and by 6.2% when adjusted for seasonality and number of working days,...
S&P Global Ratings Affirms Romania At BBB-/A-3 With Negative Outlook
Standard & Poor's maintained Romania's rating at BBB-/A-3, with a negative outlook, citing expectations of gradual fiscal improvement and the offset of weak consumption by EU-funds inflows,...
Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Producer Prices Up 3% YoY In February 2026
Romania’s industrial producer price index (PPI) increased by 3% in February 2026 compared to February 2025, the country's statistical office INS has announced on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Statistical Office: Romania Unemployment Rate Flat At 6% Month-On-Month In February 2026
Romania's unemployment rate stood at 6% in February 2026, unchanged from January 2026, the country's statistical office has announced on Wednesday, April 1, quoting provisional data.
Japan Credit Rating Agency Improves Romania’s Rating Outlook From Negative To Stable
Japanese rating agency Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) on Friday announced it reaffirmed Romania’s foreign currency long-term issuer rating at BBB and the local currency long-term issu...
Statistical Office: Romania's Industrial Sales Down 4.3% YoY In January 2026
Romania’s industrial sales (on the domestic and external markets) dropped by 4.3% in nominal terms in January 2026 compared with January 2025, data from the country’s statistical office INS...