Macroeconomics
Statistical Office: Employment Rate For Working Age Population At 63.3% In Q2/2025, Up 0.6 PP vs Q1/2025
In the second quarter of 2025, the employment rate for the working-age population (15-64 years) was 63.3%, increasing by 0.6 percentage points (pp) compared to the level recorded in the firs...
Central Bank: Romania's Current Account Deficit Surges To EUR17.2B YoY In January-July 2025
Romania's current account deficit surged to EUR17.2 billion in January-July 2025, higher by EUR2.6 billion compared to the EUR14.69 billion level reported in the same period of 2024, central...
IMF Revises Romania’s 2025 Growth Forecast Downwards To 1% From 1.6%
The International Monetary Fund has revised Romania’s economic growth forecast for 2025 downwards to 1% from 1.6% as previously estimated and the 2026 forecast is 1.4%, saying that the accel...
Statistical Office: Romania Average Net Salary Up 5.2% YoY In July 2025
The average net salary in Romania stood at RON5,517 (EUR1,088) in July 2025, higher by 5.2% in nominal terms compared to July 2024 and lower by 2.4% relative to the evolution of consumer pri...
Statistical Office: Net Investment In Romania Up 1% YoY To RON83.8B In H1/2025
Net investment in Romania's economy increased by 1% to RON83.813 billion in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, the country's statistical office INS announced on Frid...
Prognosis Commission Trims Romania's 2025 GDP Growth Projection To 0.6% From 1.4% Previously
Romania’s national commission for prognosis and statistics revised downwards its projection for the country’s economic growth for 2025 to 0.6% from 1.4% in its spring forecast, following the...
Statistical Office: Romania's Annual Inflation Rate Surges To 9.9% In August 2025
Romania's annual inflation rate skyrocketed to 9.9% in August 2025 after having climbed to 7.8% in July 2025, data from the country's statistical office INS showed on Thursday (September 11)...
Statistical Office: Romania’s Trade Deficit Widens 7.1% YoY To EUR19.3B In January- July 2025
Romania's trade balance posted a deficit of EUR19.31 billion in January-July 2025, higher by 7.1% (+EUR1.27 billion) than the level recorded in the same interval of 2024, data from the count...
Statistics Office Confirms Romania’s 0.3% GDP Growth In H1/2025 Vs H1/2024
Romania's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3% in unadjusted data in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period of 2024 and by 1.4% in seasonally adjusted data, provisional (1...