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Inflation in Romania
Consumer price inflation in Romania averaged 4.2% in the ten years to 2024, in line with the South-Eastern Europe regional average of 15.2%. The 2024 average figure was 5.6%. For more information on inflation, visit our dedicated page.
Romania Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for Romania from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Romania Inflation Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.6 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 5.6 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 2.1 | 8.2 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, aop) | 2.3 | 4.1 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 5.8 |
| Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, eop) | 3.8 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 0.0 | 14.9 | 43.6 | 4.7 | -2.2 |
Inflation ebbs in December from November
Latest reading: Consumer prices increased 9.7% on a year-on-year basis in December, following a 9.8% increase in the previous month. Relative to the prior month's figures, price pressures reduced for non-food goods in December (+10.5% in annual terms vs +10.7% in November). In contrast, price pressures were higher for food in December (+7.8% vs +7.6% in November). Finally, the variation in services prices was the same as in the prior month (+11.0% in December and November). Lastly, consumer prices increased 0.22% in December on a month-on-month basis, following a 0.42% increase in the prior month.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Romanian inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 30 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for Romanian inflation.
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