In the second quarter of 2025, the country’s GDP expanded by 0.3% in unadjusted data and by 2.1% in seasonally adjusted data against the second quarter of 2024.
“The seasonally adjusted data series for quarterly Gross domestic product did not changed significantly following revised estimates for quarter II 2025 compared to the flash version published in press release no. 206 from 14 August 2025,” INS announced in a statement.
In terms of value, the GDP – in unadjusted data – estimated for the first half of 2025 was RON826.3 billion lei current prices, increasing in real terms by 0.3% compared with the first half of 2024.
GDP – in unadjusted data – estimated for the second quarter of 2025 was RON450 billion lei current prices, increasing in real terms by 0.3% compared with the second quarter of 2024.
In terms of resources, the following industries had positive contributions to GDP growth in H1/2025 vs H1/2024:
– Construction (+0.3%), with a share of +5.2% in GDP and whose activity volume increased by +5.6%;
– Information and communication (+0.1%), with a share of +7.4% in GDP and whose activity volume increased by +1.1%.
Negative contribution to GDP growth came from the following industries:
– Industry (-0.3%), with a share of +16.1% in GDP and whose activity volume decreased by -1.5%;
– Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transport and storage; hotels and restaurants (-0.1%), with a share of +22.7% in GDP and whose activity volume decreased by -0.2%;
– Professional, scientific and technical activities; activities of administrative services and support services (-0.2%), with a share of +7.8% in GDP and whose activity volume decreased by -2.9%.
The following sectors had no contribution to GDP growth:
– Agriculture, forestry and fishing with a share of +1.9% in GDP and whose activity volume increased by +1.7%;
– Financial intermediation and insurance with a share of +3.1% in GDP and whose activity volume decreased by -0.4%;
– Real estate activities with a share of +7.4% in GDP and whose activity volume stagnated;
– Public administration and defense; social insurance of public sector; education; health and social assistance with a share of +14.0% in GDP and whose activity volume increased by +0.1%;
– Shows, culture and recreation activities; repair of households goods and other services with a share of +3.8% in GDP and whose activity volume decreased by -0.2%.
Net taxes on the product, with a share of 10.6% to GDP formation, contributed +0.5% to GDP growth, their volume increasing by +5.0%.
In terms of GDP uses, the evolution was mainly due to:
– Final consumption expenditure of households whose volume advanced 1.4%, contributing +0.9% to GDP growth;
– Individual final consumption expenditure of general government whose volume fell by 3.2%, contributing -0.3% to GDP growth;
– Collective final consumption expenditure of general government whose volume dropped by 1.6%, contributing -0.2% to GDP growth;
– Gross fixed capital formation whose volume climbed 2.0%, contributing +0.5% to GDP growth;
Net export had a negative contribution to GDP growth rate (-1.4%) following an increase in the volume of imports of goods and services by 5.6% correlated with a slower advance in the volume of exports of goods and services (+2.8%).