Business Forum • 9 January, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The National Institute of Statistics (INS) has revised the economic performance for the first nine months of 2025, following the publication of the second set of provisional data on Friday.
According to the latest figures, the GDP increased by 0.9% on an unadjusted series and by 1.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the same period in 2024.
This update follows a previous report on 5 December, which had estimated a more modest growth of 0.8% on the unadjusted series and 1.4% on the seasonally adjusted series for the first nine months of the year.
For the period covering January to September 2025, the estimated GDP reached RON 1,339.921 billion (€263.43 billion) on an unadjusted basis. When adjusted for seasonal factors, the nine-month total was estimated at RON 1,416.05 billion (€278.40 billion).
In Q3 2025, the Romanian economy experienced a slight contraction in real terms, with a 0.2% decrease compared to the previous quarter. However, when compared to the third quarter of 2024, the GDP grew by 1.7% on an unadjusted series and by 1.5% on a seasonally adjusted series.
The unadjusted GDP for the third quarter of 2025 was estimated at RON 518.092 billion (€101.86 billion). On a seasonally adjusted basis, the figure for the same quarter stood at RON 486.793 billion (€95.70 billion).