Romania vs Russia
Romania vs Russia: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 0.7% a year in Romania and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.48 times that in Romania.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Romania.
- In 2025, Romania ranked 129 and Russia ranked 122 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 3% a year and Russia at 1% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Romania | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | -1.4 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | -3.6 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | -2 |
| 2014 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2010 | -3.9 | 4.5 |
| 2009 | -5.5 | -7.8 |
| 2008 | 9.3 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 7.2 | 8.6 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 10.4 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 2.9 | 10.1 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | 6.3 |
| 1998 | -4.8 | -5.3 |
| 1997 | -6.1 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 3.9 | -3.6 |
| 1995 | 7.1 | -4.1 |
| 1994 | 3.9 | -12.7 |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -8.7 |
| 1992 | -8.8 | – |
| 1991 | -12.9 | – |
| 1990 | -5.6 | – |
| 1989 | -5.8 | – |
| 1988 | -0.5 | – |
| 1987 | 0.8 | – |
| 1986 | 2.4 | – |
| 1985 | -0.1 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | – |
| 1982 | 3.9 | – |
| 1981 | 0.1 | – |
| 1980 | 3.3 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Romania | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| 2027 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| 2028 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2029 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2030 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2031 | 3 | 1 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Romania vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRomania: 132 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025