Services, value added in Romania

Romania: Services, value added was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-0.2%
Change on year
down 116.0%
World rank
184th
of 197 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2012
All-time low
-6.4%
in 1997
Years of data
30
1996–2025

Services, value added in Romania, 1996–2025

-10010201996201020251996: 5 annual % growth1997: -6.4 annual % growth1998: -1.7 annual % growth1999: 2 annual % growth2000: 6.5 annual % growth2001: -0.961 annual % growth2002: 7 annual % growth2003: -0.487 annual % growth2004: 10.5 annual % growth2005: 9.7 annual % growth2006: 7.8 annual % growth2007: 12.7 annual % growth2008: 1.4 annual % growth2009: -5 annual % growth2010: -4.5 annual % growth2011: 3.7 annual % growth2012: 19.6 annual % growth2013: -0.857 annual % growth2014: 1.5 annual % growth2015: 2.6 annual % growth2016: 3.5 annual % growth2017: 9.1 annual % growth2018: 4.7 annual % growth2019: 6.3 annual % growth2020: -1.8 annual % growth2021: 6.1 annual % growth2022: 9.8 annual % growth2023: 2.5 annual % growth2024: 1.1 annual % growth2025: -0.17 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

Romania recorded -0.2% for services, value added in 2025.

That represents a change of down 116.0% on the previous year and down 106.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Romania peaked at 19.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -6.4%, in 1997.

Romania ranks 184th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3% -6.4% 5.0% 4
2000s 4.9% -5.0% 12.7% 10
2010s 4.6% -4.5% 19.6% 10
2020s 2.9% -1.8% 9.8% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Romania?
Services, value added in Romania was -0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was -6.4% in 1997.
How does Romania rank for services, value added?
Romania ranks 184th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 106.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.