Romania — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Romania, 1991–2025.
GDP growth for Romania was 0.68% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 10.43% in 2004. The lowest was -12.92% in 1991 (about -19.1× the latest value).
Romania ranks 182 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Romania sits below it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 79%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 47 of 57 economies; Luxembourg (0.64%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1376% in 2014. That is 78% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 185th of 194 in 1991 → 150th of 199 in 2000 → 202nd of 209 in 2010 → 101st of 209 in 2020 → 164th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.92% | -1.3 pp |
| 2023 | 2.26% | -1.9 pp |
| 2022 | 4.19% | -1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 5.59% | +9.2 pp |
| 2020 | -3.6% | -7.6 pp |
| 2019 | 3.96% | -1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 5.39% | -2.8 pp |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +5.3 pp |
| 2016 | 2.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.16% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.12% | +3.8 pp |
| 2013 | 0.28% | -1.6 pp |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -2.6 pp |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +8.4 pp |
| 2010 | -3.91% | +1.6 pp |
| 2009 | -5.52% | -14.8 pp |
| 2008 | 9.31% | +2.1 pp |
| 2007 | 7.23% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 8.03% | +3.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.67% | -5.8 pp |
| 2004 | 10.43% | +8.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.34% | -3.4 pp |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 5.22% | +2.8 pp |
| 2000 | 2.46% | +2.8 pp |
| 1999 | -0.38% | +1.7 pp |
| 1998 | -2.03% | +2.8 pp |
| 1997 | -4.85% | -8.8 pp |
| 1996 | 3.91% | -2.3 pp |
| 1995 | 6.23% | +2.3 pp |
| 1994 | 3.93% | +2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 1.53% | +10.3 pp |
| 1992 | -8.77% | +4.2 pp |
| 1991 | -12.92% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Romania’s GDP growth in 1992?
-8.77% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Romania’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +105.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.68%; 2024: 0.92%; 2023: 2.26%; 2022: 4.19%; 2021: 5.59%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.