Romania GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

1.6

Units In

0.3

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Apr 10, 2026

Time to Release

2 Months 27 Days 17 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
13.9 Jun 2021	-10.1 Jun 2020	2.97 %	1996-2025	Institutul National de Statistica

On the expenditure side, household consumption is the main component of GDP and accounts for 63 percent of its total use, followed by gross fixed capital formation (22 percent) and government expenditure (14 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 41 percent of GDP and imports account for 41 percent.

Latest Updates

Romania’s GDP expanded by 1.7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, slightly above from the second estimate of 1.6% and accelerating from a 0.3% growth in the previous three-month period. This marked the fastest economic expansion since Q3 2024, driven by growth in gross fixed capital formation (+5.0%), and household consumption (+1.4%). Net external demand also contributed positively, as exports rose by 5.3%, while imports grew at a softer 3.1%. In contrast, government spending decreased by 3.9%. On the production side, the strongest gains were recorded in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (+9.2%), information and communication (+6.1%), and construction (+12.2%). On a seasonal adjusted quarterly basis, the economy contracted 0.2%, marking the first decline since Q2 2024, reversing the upwardly revised 1.1% in the preceding period.