Portugal vs Romania

Portugal vs Romania: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1.9% a year in Portugal and 0.7% a year in Romania, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Portugal, by 1.2 percentage points, or 2.74 times that in Romania.

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% a year · IMF

Portugal vs Romania: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1.9% a year in Portugal and 0.7% a year in Romania, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Portugal, by 1.2 percentage points, or 2.74 times that in Romania.
PortugalRomaniaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Portugal has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2025, Portugal ranked 104 and Romania ranked 129 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Portugal at 1.6% a year and Romania at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearPortugalRomania
20251.90.7
20242.20.9
20233.12.3
202274.2
20215.65.6
2020-8.2-3.6
20192.74
20182.95.4
20173.38.2
201622.9
20151.63.2
20140.74.1
2013-10.3
2012-4.11.9
2011-1.74.5
20101.7-3.9
2009-3.1-5.5
20080.39.3
20072.57.2
20061.68
20050.84.7
20041.810.4
2003-0.92.3
20020.85.7
20011.95.2
20003.82.9
19993.9-1.2
19984.8-4.8
19974.4-6.1
19963.53.9
19952.37.1
19941.53.9
1993-0.71.5
19923.1-8.8
19913.4-12.9
19907.9-5.6
19896.6-5.8
19885.3-0.5
19877.60.8
19863.32.4
19851.6-0.1
1984-16
198316
19822.23.9
19813.50.1
19806.73.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPortugalRomania
20262.1-0.5
20271.92.2
20281.82.5
20291.72.8
20301.72.9
20311.63

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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