External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -4.730 | -0.955 | -0.255 | -0.804 | -1.607 | -3.133 | -4.608 | -4.865 | -4.949 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Romanian Leu |  | 3.467 | 3.328 | 3.349 | 4.005 | 4.059 | 4.053 | 3.942 | 4.238 | 4.244 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar |  | 0.289 | 0.300 | 0.299 | 0.250 | 0.246 | 0.247 | 0.254 | 0.236 | 0.236 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 53 751 237 304.671 | 64 812 246 994.148 | 70 344 608 177.871 | 73 568 625 688.258 | 85 589 418 045.571 | 92 235 638 032.801 | 97 142 662 337.882 | 102 347 809 142.484 | 92 656 251 198.715 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 55 993 889 256.222 | 64 170 708 773.390 | 69 744 771 713.759 | 74 298 138 036.757 | 86 531 452 542.065 | 94 869 806 726.313 | 101 528 456 842.605 | 108 659 539 521.721 | 100 832 551 806.756 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 58 236 541 207.773 | 63 529 170 552.631 | 69 144 935 249.647 | 75 027 650 385.256 | 87 473 487 038.559 | 97 503 975 419.825 | 105 914 251 347.329 | 114 971 269 900.959 | 109 008 852 414.797 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 27.565 | 27.023 | 27.931 | 26.775 | 27.211 | 24.349 | 23.698 | 22.273 | 26.284 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio |  | 44.706 | 47.789 | 49.375 | 47.352 | 49.100 | 45.514 | 43.533 | 44.278 | 58.904 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -3.842 | -2.279 | -1.193 | -0.541 | -2.546 | -2.536 | -2.819 | -4.330 | -9.240 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -2.194 | -0.696 | 0.224 | 0.706 | -1.465 | -1.597 | -2.020 | -3.500 | -8.156 |
Gross public debt, Maastricht criterion as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 35.373 | 37.822 | 39.199 | 37.773 | 37.893 | 35.315 | 34.463 | 35.110 | 46.858 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2010 |  | -0.022 | 0.014 | -0.006 | -0.002 | 0.000 | 0.008 | 0.010 | -0.007 | -0.009 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Romanian Leu, 2010 |  | 194 001 900 000.000 | 233 923 900 000.000 | 253 891 600 000.000 | 265 527 900 000.000 | 308 914 000 000.000 | 332 901 900 000.000 | 350 612 600 000.000 | 369 399 300 000.000 | 334 420 000 000.000 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Romanian Leu, 2010 |  | 85 995 700 000.000 | 84 619 700 000.000 | 89 813 800 000.000 | 86 454 000 000.000 | 86 373 100 000.000 | 90 267 300 000.000 | 93 505 400 000.000 | 100 248 900 000.000 | 101 343 500 000.000 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Romanian Leu, 2010 |  | 145 340 828 050.868 | 145 184 919 692.156 | 149 360 304 453.891 | 159 253 500 994.532 | 155 983 761 758.586 | 169 484 732 430.376 | 176 809 337 575.989 | 192 006 455 559.925 | 186 933 111 132.502 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Romanian Leu |  | 621 268 700 000.000 | 631 602 900 000.000 | 668 876 400 000.000 | 712 543 600 000.000 | 752 116 400 000.000 | 851 619 700 000.000 | 959 058 600 000.000 | 1 063 794 600 000.000 | 1 066 780 500 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 397 823 535 096.346 | 398 897 478 415.739 | 415 334 706 521.644 | 428 461 363 873.820 | 440 704 898 262.150 | 476 827 309 058.865 | 505 575 318 277.457 | 525 055 927 171.664 | 505 746 994 395.957 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 165 193 307 527.365 | 165 639 254 620.425 | 172 464 693 132.349 | 177 915 441 400.068 | 182 999 479 328.954 | 197 999 045 691.780 | 209 936 445 842.065 | 218 025 625 923.132 | 210 007 733 092.156 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Romanian Leu, 2010 |  | 575 615 100 000.000 | 577 169 000 000.000 | 600 952 200 000.000 | 619 945 300 000.000 | 637 660 600 000.000 | 689 926 500 000.000 | 731 522 300 000.000 | 759 708 999 999.999 | 731 770 700 000.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Romanian Leu, 2010 |  | 155 016 400 000.000 | 146 698 900 000.000 | 154 560 100 000.000 | 166 516 300 000.000 | 162 848 000 000.000 | 171 859 200 000.000 | 171 890 900 000.000 | 193 492 600 000.000 | 195 630 100 000.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Romanian Leu, 2010 |  | 222 125 300 000.000 | 242 312 400 000.000 | 263 732 000 000.000 | 286 169 800 000.000 | 333 640 600 000.000 | 371 898 800 000.000 | 403 977 200 000.000 | 438 522 400 000.000 | 415 780 600 000.000 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2010 |  | 0.011 | 0.037 | -0.002 | -0.017 | -0.002 | -0.017 | -0.016 | -0.016 | -0.015 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Romanian Leu, 2010 |  | 370 885 200 000.000 | 352 525 800 000.000 | 366 848 100 000.000 | 388 522 400 000.000 | 412 004 600 000.000 | 459 660 200 000.000 | 503 003 100 000.000 | 520 149 900 000.000 | 500 087 500 000.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2010 |  | 2.544 | 1.866 | 0.195 | -1.742 | -1.351 | 1.493 | 2.772 | 3.172 | 3.658 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2010 |  | 1.105 | 20.578 | 8.536 | 4.583 | 16.340 | 7.765 | 5.320 | 5.358 | -9.469 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 |  | 7.589 | -1.600 | 6.138 | -3.741 | -0.094 | 4.509 | 3.587 | 7.212 | 1.092 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2010 |  | 3.803 | 1.390 | 1.710 | 3.265 | 2.621 | 4.652 | 6.212 | 6.805 | 4.109 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 5.801 | 1.663 | 5.901 | 6.528 | 5.554 | 13.230 | 12.616 | 10.921 | 0.281 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 |  | 1.925 | 0.270 | 4.121 | 3.161 | 2.858 | 8.197 | 6.029 | 3.853 | -3.678 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 |  | 2.589 | -5.366 | 5.359 | 7.736 | -2.203 | 5.534 | 0.018 | 12.567 | 1.105 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2010 |  | 3.340 | 4.002 | 1.076 | -0.596 | -1.555 | 1.345 | 4.631 | 3.825 | 2.646 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2010 |  | -1.816 | 9.088 | 8.840 | 8.508 | 16.588 | 11.467 | 8.626 | 8.551 | -5.186 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2010 |  | 1.886 | -4.950 | 4.063 | 5.908 | 6.044 | 11.567 | 9.429 | 3.409 | -3.857 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2010 |  | 1.093 | 1.137 | 1.149 | 1.142 | 1.125 | 1.140 | 1.193 | 1.238 | 1.271 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2010 |  | 1.063 | 1.083 | 1.085 | 1.066 | 1.052 | 1.067 | 1.097 | 1.132 | 1.173 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2010 |  | 1.145 | 1.087 | 1.093 | 1.110 | 1.033 | 1.083 | 1.136 | 1.158 | 1.176 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2010 |  | 1.079 | 1.094 | 1.113 | 1.149 | 1.179 | 1.234 | 1.311 | 1.400 | 1.458 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2010 |  | 1.141 | 1.073 | 1.063 | 1.050 | 0.980 | 1.026 | 1.067 | 1.075 | 1.057 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Romanian Leu |  | 1.564 | 1.606 | 1.628 | 1.663 | 1.597 | 1.614 | 1.666 | 1.661 | 1.661 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 7 994 516.000 | 7 994 774.750 | 8 069 529.750 | 8 136 632.250 | 8 082 779.000 | 8 208 491.500 | 8 174 349.500 | 8 194 539.750 | 8 187 963.750 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 7 299 914.500 | 7 275 649.000 | 7 376 340.750 | 7 453 310.750 | 7 501 641.750 | 7 708 008.000 | 7 745 173.500 | 7 794 048.000 | 7 690 666.000 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 8.688 | 8.995 | 8.590 | 8.398 | 7.190 | 6.097 | 5.250 | 4.887 | 6.074 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage |  | 6.679 | 5.414 | 4.494 | 3.473 | 3.319 | 3.958 | 4.687 | 4.539 | 3.893 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | 5.099 | 3.976 | 2.286 | 1.101 | 0.581 | 0.948 | 2.602 | 2.973 | 2.238 |