Romania
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 19061 | 19055 | 19042 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 28670 | 30920 | 32580 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | -3.0 | -1.5 | -0.9 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 1424 | 1620 | 1729 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 9.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -6.6 | -9.2 | -7.8 | -6.2 | -5.9 | -5.5 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 49.4 | 54.6 | 58.9 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -6.7 | -8.1 | -7.4 | -7.0 | -6.6 | -6.3 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 8074 | 6586 | 8589 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 57.0 | 57.3 | 60.3 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Ioannis Gutzianas, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Isilda Mara, Michał Możdżeń, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2026
52 pages including 5 Tables
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
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