Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Romania: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 7.2% (2025), 34th of 180 in the world and 8th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 8.2% (2025), 31st of 209 in the world and 7th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 8.5% (2025), 69th of 136 in the world and 12th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Romania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 7.2%2025 | 34/180 | 8/49 | 45.7% | 6.1% | 2.6% | +7.8 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 8.2%2025 | 31/209 | 7/56 | 43.2% | 5.9% | 4.1% | +4.9 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.5%2025 | 69/136 | 12/24 | 53.9% | 14.1% | 6.5% | +1.8 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 0.3%2025 | 113/136 | 20/24 | 7.5% | 7.7% | 2.3% | −3.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 4.472025 | 121/210 | 21/57 | 2.17 | 3.18 | 4.24 | +12%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 16.2%2024 | 75/142 | 39/48 | 18.0% | 16.2% | 14.2% | −1.7 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 30.7%2024 | 47/142 | 33/48 | 32.0% | 29.1% | 29.0% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 37.3%2022 | 26/142 | 19/47 | 34.4% | 34.8% | 38.2% | +5.0 ppsince 2012 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 22.1%2025 | 128/169 | 46/48 | 7.1% | 38.3% | 25.9% | −7.8 ppsince 2015 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 41.5%2025 | 106/146 | 23/28 | 32.1% | 37.5% | 45.8% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.52025 | 58/165 | 14/49 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 5.5 | −2.7%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.28%2025 | 49/156 | 18/47 | 2.50% | 1.23% | 2.02% | +0.8 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+7.8 pp7.2% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports−2.7%5.5 in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Romania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Romania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Romania | Ukraine | Hungary | Serbia | Bulgaria | Moldova |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 7.2%2025 | 12.7%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 3.9%2025 | 4.6%2025 | 7.8%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 8.2%2025 | 14.5%2025 | 6.3%2025 | 4.5%2025 | 7.4%2025 | 6.6%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.5%2025 | 19.7%2025 | 8.0%2025 | 4.8%2010 | 4.2%2025 | 9.0%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 0.3%2025 | 4.6%2025 | 1.6%2025 | -0.2%2010 | -3.0%2025 | 2.3%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 4.472025 | 41.692025 | 353.142025 | 103.982025 | 1.742025 | 17.382025 |
| Tax revenue | 16.2%2024 | 21.0%2024 | 22.7%2024 | 23.9%2022 | 20.7%2024 | 18.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 30.7%2024 | 33.7%2024 | 37.9%2024 | 38.6%2022 | 34.4%2024 | 30.6%2024 |
| Government expense | 37.3%2022 | 65.6%2023 | 42.4%2022 | 35.5%2022 | 35.8%2023 | 34.5%2023 |
| Private credit | 22.1%2025 | 16.4%2025 | 32.4%2024 | 35.4%2025 | 47.1%2024 | 33.6%2025 |