Romania — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Romania, 1991–2025.
Inflation for Romania was 7.19% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 255.17% in 1993. The lowest was -1.54% in 2016 (about -4.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -9.70% per year.
Romania ranks 36 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 19%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Romania sits above it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1310%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 8 of 49 economies; Belarus (6.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 299% in 1997. That is 51% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 135 in 1991 → 8th of 163 in 2000 → 50th of 186 in 2010 → 73rd of 178 in 2020 → 29th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.19% | +1.5 pp |
| 2024 | 5.72% | -4.7 pp |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -3.4 pp |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +8.7 pp |
| 2021 | 5.05% | +2.4 pp |
| 2020 | 2.63% | -1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 3.83% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 4.63% | +3.3 pp |
| 2017 | 1.34% | +2.9 pp |
| 2016 | -1.54% | -1.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0.59% | -1.7 pp |
| 2014 | 1.07% | -2.9 pp |
| 2013 | 3.98% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 3.33% | -2.5 pp |
| 2011 | 5.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 6.09% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.59% | -2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 7.85% | +3.0 pp |
| 2007 | 4.84% | -1.7 pp |
| 2006 | 6.56% | -2.5 pp |
| 2005 | 9.01% | -2.9 pp |
| 2004 | 11.87% | -3.4 pp |
| 2003 | 15.27% | -7.3 pp |
| 2002 | 22.54% | -11.9 pp |
| 2001 | 34.48% | -11.2 pp |
| 2000 | 45.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 45.8% | -13.3 pp |
| 1998 | 59.1% | -95.7 pp |
| 1997 | 154.76% | +115.9 pp |
| 1996 | 38.83% | +6.6 pp |
| 1995 | 32.24% | -104.5 pp |
| 1994 | 136.76% | -118.4 pp |
| 1993 | 255.17% | +44.0 pp |
| 1992 | 211.21% | -19.4 pp |
| 1991 | 230.62% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Romania’s Inflation in 1992?
211.21% (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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -96.9% in total — about 9.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 7.19%; 2024: 5.72%; 2023: 10.4%; 2022: 13.8%; 2021: 5.05%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.