Romania vs Tajikistan
Romania vs Tajikistan: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 7.3% a year in Romania and 3.4% a year in Tajikistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 3.9 percentage points, or 2.17 times that in Tajikistan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Romania ranked 31 and Tajikistan ranked 74 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Romania at 2.3% a year and Tajikistan at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Romania | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.3 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 8.6 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 7.8 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 2016 | -1.6 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | -0.6 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | 12.4 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 20.4 |
| 2007 | 4.8 | 13.2 |
| 2006 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 11.9 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 15.4 | 16.4 |
| 2002 | 22.5 | 12.2 |
| 2001 | 34.5 | 38.6 |
| 2000 | 45.7 | 32.9 |
| 1999 | 45.8 | 27.5 |
| 1998 | 59.1 | 43.2 |
| 1997 | 154.8 | 88 |
| 1996 | 38.8 | 418.5 |
| 1995 | 32.3 | 612.5 |
| 1994 | 136.7 | 350.4 |
| 1993 | 256.1 | 2,601 |
| 1992 | 210.4 | – |
| 1991 | 161.1 | – |
| 1990 | 127.9 | – |
| 1989 | 0.9 | – |
| 1988 | 2.6 | – |
| 1987 | 1.1 | – |
| 1986 | 0.7 | – |
| 1985 | -0.2 | – |
| 1984 | -0.3 | – |
| 1983 | 4.7 | – |
| 1982 | 16.9 | – |
| 1981 | 2.2 | – |
| 1980 | 1.5 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Romania | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.2 | 4.1 |
| 2027 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 2028 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2029 | 2.9 | 5 |
| 2030 | 2.6 | 5 |
| 2031 | 2.3 | 5 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Romania vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025