Romania's economy grew by 0.7% in real terms last year compared to 2024, but in the last quarter of 2025, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 1.8% lower compared to the previous quarter, according to the provisional II data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Previously, in the interim data I, INS announced that in the last quarter of 2025 the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 1.9% lower compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gross Domestic Product \u2013 seasonally adjusted data \u2013 estimated for the IV quarter of 2025 was 496,303 billion lei at current prices, down \u2013 in real terms \u2013 by 1.8% compared to the III quarter of 2025 and down by 1.4% compared to the IV quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On a gross series, the estimated gross domestic product for 2025 was 1,916.404 billion lei at current prices, an increase \u2013 in real terms \u2013 of 0.7% compared to 2024. The estimated gross domestic product for Q4 2025 was 573.630 billion lei at current prices, an increase \u2013 in real terms \u2013 of 0.2% compared to Q4 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eRegarding contributions to GDP growth by resource categories for 2025, there were generally no changes compared to the version published in Press Release no. 54 of March 6, 2026: agriculture, forestry, and fishing recorded the same contribution to GDP growth (+0.2%), and the volume of activity did not change compared to the previous estimate (106.6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Industry did not contribute to GDP growth (0.0%) in the two estimates, and the volume of activity did not change compared to the previous estimate (99.8%); construction recorded the same contribution to GDP change (+0.5%) between the two estimates, and the volume of activity changed compared to the previous estimate by -0.1 percentage points (from 107.0%to 106.9%); wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transport and storage; hotels and restaurants, from -0.1%to 0.0% , as a result of a change in the volume of activity by +0.1 percentage points (from 99.7% to 99.8% ), the statement shows, according to Agerpres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to INS, information and communications recorded the same contribution to GDP growth (+0.3%) in both estimates, and the volume of activity did not change compared to the previous estimate (104.1%). Financial intermediation and insurance also did not contribute to GDP growth (0.0%) in either estimate, and the volume of activity did not change compared to the previous estimate (99%). Similarly, real estate transactions did not contribute to GDP growth (0.0%) between the two estimates, and the volume of activity did not change compared to the previous estimate (100.6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professional, scientific, and technical activities; administrative and support services activities recorded the same contribution to GDP change (-0.3%) in both estimates, and the volume of activity remained unchanged compared to the previous estimate (96.0%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201ePublic administration and defense; public social security; education; health and social services, did not contribute to GDP growth (0.0%), and the volume of activity did not change compared to the previous estimate (99.7%); performing arts, entertainment, and recreational activities; repair of household goods and other services did not contribute to GDP growth (0.0%) between the two estimates, and the volume of activity changed by +0.1 percentage points compared to the previous estimate (from 100.4%to 100.5% )\u201d, the statement also shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2025, the GDP dynamic did not change in the second provisional estimate compared to the first provisional estimate, standing at 0.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The volume of net taxes on product decreased by 0.1 percentage points in the provisional version (2) compared to the provisional version (1), from 101.0%to 100.9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eFrom the perspective of GDP usage, changes in the contribution to GDP growth in 2025, between the two estimates, were registered by: household final consumption expenditure, from +0.4%to +0.3%, as a result of the decrease in its volume by 0.1 percentage points from 100.6%to 100.5%; general government individual consumption expenditure, from 0.0%to +0.1%, as a result of the increase in its volume by 1.3 percentage points from 99.7%to 101.0%; general government actual collective consumption, from -0.3%to -0.6%, as a result of the decrease in its volume by 2.2 percentage points from 96.8%to 94.6%; gross fixed capital formation, from +1.0%to +0.9%, as a result of the decrease in its volume by 0.7 percentage points from 104.1%to 103.4%,\u201d the statement also mentions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Economia Rom\u00e2niei a crescut anul trecut cu 0,7% \u00een termeni reali, comparativ cu anul 2024, \u00eens\u0103 \u00een ultimul trimestru din 2025 Produsul Intern Brut (PIB) a fost mai mic cu 1,8% comparativ cu trimestrul anterior, potrivit datelor provizorii II publicate, joi, de Institutul Na\u021bional de Statistic\u0103 (INS). Anterior, \u00een datele provizorii I, INS anun\u021ba c\u0103<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-financiar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t