In seasonally adjusted data, Romania’s gross domestic product (GDP) was 1.1% lower in the first quarter of 2026 versus the same quarter of 2025 and stagnated against the previous quarter.
INS data also show that Romania’s economy generated a GDP of RON403.9 billion in the first three months of 2026, calculated in unadjusted data and current prices. In seasonally adjusted data, the GDP was estimated at RON497.8 billion current prices in nominal terms.
The contribution of resources and uses to GDP growth rate
Resources
The following industries contributed to GDP growth in Q1/2026 versus Q1/2025:
– Construction (+0.4%), with a share of 5.3% in GDP, whose activity volume grew by 7.9%;
– Shows, culture and recreation activities; repair of households’ goods and other services (+0.3%), with a share of 2.8% in GDP, whose activity volume increased by 11.6%.
Negative contributions to changes in GDP were recorded by the following sectors:
– Industry (-0.2%), with a share of 15.8% in GDP, whose activity volume dropped by 1.2%;
– Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transport and storage; hotels and restaurants (-0.8%), with a share of 22.5% in GDP, whose activity volume fell by 3.1%;
– Information and communication (-0.3%), with a share of 8.1% in GDP, whose activity volume shrank by 4.1%;
– Real estate activities (-0.1%), with a share in GDP of 7.5%, which recorded a 1.9% decline in activity volume;
– Professional, scientific and technical activities; activities of administrative services and support services (-0.3%), with a share of 6.1% in GDP, which recorded a 3.9% decrease in activity volume;
– Public administration and defence; social insurance of public sector; education; health and social assistance (-0.2%), with a share of 14.6% in GDP, whose activity volume dropped by 1.3%.
Agriculture, financial intermediation and insurance did not contribute to GDP growth.
Also, net taxes on products did not contribute to GDP growth, accounting for 11.6% of GDP, and their volume inched down 0.6%.
Uses
A positive contribution was recorded by gross fixed capital formation whose volume iadvanced 4.7%, contributing +0.9% to GDP growth rate.
Negative contributions to GDP evolution were recorded by:
– Household final consumption expenditure whose volume decreased by 1.8%, contributing -1.2% to GDP growth rate;
– Individual final consumption expenditure of general government whose volume contracted by 1.2%, contributing -0.1% to GDP growth rate;
– Collective final consumption expenditure of general government whose volume edged 0.4% lower and had no contribution to GDP growth rate;