The forecast has been revised downwards to 1.6%, a significant drop from the 3.3% predicted last October.

The IMF now anticipates Romania's GDP to reach 1.6% in 2025, following a modest 0.9% expansion in the previous year. The institution forecasts a pick-up in economic growth to 2.8% in 2026.

Furthermore, IMF's experts expect Romania's current account deficit to narrow to 7.6% of GDP in 2025 and 7.4% of GDP in 2026, down from an anticipated 8.3% of GDP in 2024. 

In addition, the IMF projects an average annual inflation rate of 4.6% for Romania in 2025 and 3.1% in 2026, following a 5.6% increase in prices last year. 

At the same time, the IMF forecasts the unemployment rate to remain steady at 5.4% in 2025, with a slight decrease to 5.2% expected in 2026.