Romania

Inflation in Romania

Inflation in Romania: 1.5% a year in 1980 and 7.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
7.3% a year
Since 1980
+5.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
31 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in RomaniaInflation in Romania: 1.5% a year in 1980 and 7.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 256.1% a year in 1993, the lowest -1.6% a year in 2016.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearRomania
20257.3
20245.6
202310.4
202213.8
20215
20202.6
20193.8
20184.6
20171.3
2016-1.6
2015-0.6
20141.1
20134
20123.3
20115.8
20106.1
20095.6
20087.8
20074.8
20066.6
20059
200411.9
200315.4
200222.5
200134.5
200045.7
199945.8
199859.1
1997154.8
199638.8
199532.3
1994136.7
1993256.1
1992210.4
1991161.1
1990127.9
19890.9
19882.6
19871.1
19860.7
1985-0.2
1984-0.3
19834.7
198216.9
19812.2
19801.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRomania
20268.2
20274.1
20284.3
20292.9
20302.6
20312.3

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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