Romania vs Sweden

Romania vs Sweden: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 7.3% a year in Romania and 2.6% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 4.7 percentage points, or 2.81 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Romania vs Sweden: InflationInflation in 2025: 7.3% a year in Romania and 2.6% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 4.7 percentage points, or 2.81 times that in Sweden.
RomaniaSwedenIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Romania ranked 31 and Sweden ranked 98 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 2.3% a year and Sweden at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearRomaniaSweden
20257.32.6
20245.62
202310.45.9
202213.88.1
202152.7
20202.60.7
20193.81.7
20184.62
20171.31.9
2016-1.61.1
2015-0.60.7
20141.10.2
201340.4
20123.30.9
20115.81.4
20106.11.9
20095.61.9
20087.83.3
20074.81.7
20066.61.5
200590.8
200411.91
200315.42.3
200222.51.9
200134.52.7
200045.71.3
199945.80.6
199859.11
1997154.81.8
199638.81
199532.32.5
1994136.72.9
1993256.14.7
1992210.41.4
1991161.18.8
1990127.910.5
19890.96.4
19882.65.8
19871.14.2
19860.74.2
1985-0.27.4
1984-0.38
19834.78.9
198216.98.6
19812.212.1
19801.517.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRomaniaSweden
20268.21.1
20274.11.9
20284.32.7
20292.92
20302.62
20312.32

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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