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Romania

ROU · Europe & Central Asia · High income

35.3MERI readiness
80Global rank
382.6BGDP (2024)
19.1MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024382,564,217,988.9WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20240.9WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20245.7WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20282.7IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202419,051,804WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 26.2
  • Coverage 75%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 3
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		46
Digital Infra
Components		39.7
FDIRRI
Components		2.1
Fin Access
Components		15
Human Cap
Components		77.5
IP Protect
Components		60.3
Labor
Components		44
LPI
Components		52.9
Security Rol
Components		60.3
Data Confidence Score67
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		35.9
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		21.5
Talent Operating
Pillars		56.9

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

0
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

45
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.4
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.2
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.4
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.4
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.4

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

98 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202422.7WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-5.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance20240WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202545TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20240.4WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20240.2WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20240.4WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance20240.4WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance20240.4WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202435.8WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202126.7WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20223.2WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024119.8WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024107LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20244.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20244.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20242.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20244.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20244.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20247.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20248.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20247.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20244.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20246.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20244.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20248.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202454.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202457.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202422LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20240.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics202417.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202491.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202487LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20249.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-5.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-8.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024382,564,217,988.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20240.9WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202420,080.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20245.7WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20284.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20242.3WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20244.6WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20282.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20244.9WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20256WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202443WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20287.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202452.5WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202463.7IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202439.7WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202586.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202567.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202570B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202567.5B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness202420.8IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202567.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202545TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202415WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202497.9OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202586.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202555.7WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202577.5UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202460.3WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202552.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202460.3WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202570B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202881.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202655SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202199.2WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202455.5WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202551.3WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202476.5WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social2024-0WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202419,051,804WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202452.2WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20241.9WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202413.4WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024100,310,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024136,419,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20222WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202477.2WDICC BY 4.0
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