GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: GDP per capita was 40,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Romania stood at 40,846 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 40,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,195 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1992.
Romania ranks 55th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,534 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,195 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16,317 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,494 international-$ in 2021 prices | 14,854 international-$ in 2021 prices | 27,040 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,637 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24,903 international-$ in 2021 prices | 36,400 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,923 international-$ in 2021 prices | 35,284 international-$ in 2021 prices | 40,846 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 52 Russia 42,358 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 53 Estonia 41,604 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 54 Hungary 41,161 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 56 Slovakia 40,690 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 57 Latvia 38,800 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 58 Greece 38,219 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Gross national expenditure 105.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 119.81 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 79.3% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.1% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 451.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 2.02 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 267.01 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 55.32 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 35.5% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 485.70 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Romania?
- Gdp per capita in Romania was 40,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 40,846 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,195 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.