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Romania

Europe · Capital: Bucharest · Currency: Romanian leu (RON)

Romania is a country in Europe, with its capital at Bucharest. It has a GDP of $382.56B (2024), a population of 19M (2025), a GDP per capita of $20,080.

GDP
$382.56B

2024 · #42 of 200

GDP per capita
$20,080

2024 · #66 of 200

Population
19M

2025 · #67 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$50,895

2025 · #45 of 185

Economy

GDP
$382.56B2024 · #42
GDP per capita
$20,0802024 · #66
GDP growth
0.92%2024 · #169
Inflation
5.72%2024 · #136
Unemployment
5.99%2025 · #112
Population
19M2025 · #67
GDP (PPP)
$968.04B2025 · #34
GDP per capita (PPP)
$50,8952025 · #45
Gini index
29.82023 · #29
Government debt
61.9%2026 · #114

People

Median age
45.5 yrs2024 · #15
Fertility rate
1.4 children/woman2024 · #179
Urbanization
52.2%2025 · #150
Net migration
−29,041/yr2025 · #183
Life expectancy
76.5 yrs2024 · #93
HDI
0.8452023 · #55
Homicide rate
1.1 per 100k2024 · #56

Money

Minimum wage
$761/mo2024 · #25
Minimum wage (PPP)
$1,659/mo2024 · #17
Corporate tax
16% (or 1-3% for micro)2024 · #158
Top income tax
45%2024 · #28
Big Mac index
$3.982026-01 · #36

Figures

Internet users
91.3%2024 · #48
CO₂ per capita
3.7 t2024 · #78
Area
238,391 km²#84
Population density
80 /km²2025 · #120
McDonald's
1142024 · #43
Unicorn startups
22026-03 · #40
Billionaires
62026 · #41
Passport power
178 destinations2026 · #39
Corruption index
46/1002024 · #67
Military spending
2.3%2024 · #41
Renewable energy
23.6%2021 · #97

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Romania.

  1. 1RompetrolPetroleum industryRevenue · 2013 · ~$11.2B
  2. 2OMV Petrom MarketingRevenue · 2018 · ~$4.53B
  3. 3OMV PetromPetroleum industryRevenue · 2018 · ~$4.51B
  4. 4Rompetrol DownstreamRevenue · 2018 · ~$2.77B
  5. 5Kaufland RomaniaRevenue · 2018 · ~$2.76B