HICP inflation in Romania

Consumer prices in Romania, measured by the HICP, changed by 6.8% in 2025.

Measure: Inflation rate (HICP, annual average) Unit: Annual average rate of change, % Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Romania, 2025 6.8% Annual average rate of change, %
Change from 2024 +1.0percentage points 2024: 5.8%
European Union, 2025 2.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 2.7% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 2nd of 36 See the full ranking

HICP inflation in Romania over time

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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inflation rate (HICP, annual average) (annual average rate of change, %), 2001 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 6.8% 2.5%
2024 5.8% 2.6%
2023 9.7% 6.4%
2022 12.0% 9.2%
2021 4.1% 2.9%
2020 2.3% 0.7%
2019 3.9% 1.4%
2018 4.1% 1.8%
2017 1.1% 1.6%
2016 -1.1% 0.2%
2015 -0.4% 0.1%
2014 1.4% 0.4%
2013 3.2% 1.3%
2012 3.4% 2.6%
2011 5.8% 2.9%
2010 6.1% 1.8%
2009 5.6% 0.8%
2008 7.9% 3.7%
2007 4.9% 2.4%
2006 6.6% 2.3%
2005 9.1% 2.3%
2004 11.9% 2.5%
2003 15.3% 2.3%
2002 22.5% 2.8%
2001 34.5% 3.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 5.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -0.4%, the figure has changed by +7.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 2nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 2.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
prc_hicp_ainr · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=RCH_A_AVG coicop18=TOTAL
Observation period
1997 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
17 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat