Romania
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 19061 | 19052 | 19000 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 28710 | 30780 | . | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | -3.0 | -1.5 | -0.9 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 1424 | 1620 | 1745 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 9.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -6.7 | -9.4 | -8.5 | -6.5 | -5.5 | -4.8 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 49.3 | 54.8 | 58.0 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -6.7 | -8.2 | -8.0 | -6.8 | -6.5 | -6.0 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 8074 | 6586 | 8551 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 56.9 | 57.5 | 60.0 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 1/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Maciej Grodzicki, Ioannis Gutzianas, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 1, January 2026
58 pages including 6 Tables and 15 Figures
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
Details