Romania:

Country Economic Guide

an overview of the Romanian economy

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An Overview of the Economy

Romania is a large, upper-middle-income economy of central-eastern Europe and the capital Bucharest is one of the largest financial centres in the region. The country is the nineteenth largest economy in Europe by total nominal GDP and the fifteenth largest based on purchasing power parity. Romania is a recent member of the European Union which acts as its most important trading partner and funding from the EU should help to keep the economy stable. In the Ernst and Young Southeast Europe Attractiveness Survey 2008, Romania ranked the highest in terms of attracting investor interest. Manufacturers including Wrigleys, Nestlé and Renault have set up in the country with Nokia and Ford both planning to open operations in 2008. There are also establishments by software companies Microsoft, Alcatel and Hewlett-Packard in the north of the country which all show great industrial potential.

statistics  
GDP (PPP) (IMF) (US$Billions) 245.5
GDP (PPP) (CIA) (US$Billions) 245.5
GDP Growth (IMF) (%) 6%
GDP Growth (CIA) (%) 6%
GDP Per Capita (PPP) (IMF) (US$) 11,386
GDP Per Capita (PPP) (CIA) (US$) 11,400
GDP by Sector Agriculture: 7.9%
Services: 56.5%
Industry: 35.6%
Inflation (%) 4.8%
Population Below the Poverty Line (%) 25%
Labour Force (Millions) 9.35
Labour Force by Occupation Agriculture: 29.7%
Services: 47.1%
Industry: 23.2%
Unemployment (%) 4.1%
Main Industries Electric machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear,
light machinery and auto-assembly, mining, timber,
construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food
processing, petrloeum refining.

GDP

economic indicators 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
GDP (US$Billions) 59.51 75.52 98.86 122.65 165.98
GDP Annual Growth (%) 5.2% 8.4% 4.1% 7.9% 6.0%
GDP Per Capita (US$) 2,721 3,465 4,552 5,668 7,697
GDP Per Capita (PPP) (US$) 7,769 8,676 9,335 10,427 11,387
Inflation (%) 15.3% 11.9% 9.0% 6.6% 4.8%
Unemployment (%) 8.3% 7.2% 6.3% 5.9% 4.1%
Mobile Phone Users 645,500 6,900,000 6,900,000 13,354,000 17,400,000
Internet Users 1,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,500,000 5,063,000

Source: IMF, CIA World Factbook

Major Exports & Imports

Major Exports 2007

Textile and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products.

Major Imports 2007

Machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textiles, metals and agricultural products.

export partners 2007 % of total
Italy 17.9%
Germany 15.7%
Turkey 7.7%
France 7.5%
Hungary 4.9%
UK 4.7%
import partners 2007 % of total
Germany 15.2%
Italy 14.5%
Russia 7.8%
France 6.5%
Turkey 4.9%
China 4.3%
Source:  CIA World Factbook Top

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