This significantly outpaces the EU average of 7.9%.
Across the bloc, 2.06 million young people have turned to self-employment, driven by technological shifts and personal innovation.
While Slovakia (12.2%) and Malta (10.5%) lead the rankings, Romania's high entrepreneurial activity exists alongside a youth employment rate of just 52.0%, which is one of the lowest in the union.
Conversely, countries like Ireland (5.1%) and Spain (5.9%) saw the lowest engagement in youth entrepreneurship.
The EU employment rate reached over 76% in 2025, but Romania remains among member states with the lowest employment rates, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday.
Romania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the European Union in March 2026, reaching a peak of 9.0%.
Romania continues to record the lowest uptake of e-government services in the European Union.
Romania recorded the lowest rate of generative artificial intelligence (AI) adoption among young people in the European Union in 2025, according to data released by Eurostat.
Romania recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the European Union in December 2025, reaching 8.6% according to data released by Eurostat.
Retail trade volume in Romania remained flat in November 2025 compared to the previous month, according to the latest data released by Eurostat.
Romanian property developer Alezzi Group has completed the transfer of its concrete production operations to Heidelberg Materials Romania, the construction materials producers.
The Galați Court has approved the modified asset recovery plan for Liberty Galați, paving the way for the auction of one of Romania's most important industrial assets to resume.
Nuclearelectrica has completed the first continuous concrete pour for the permanent structures of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 refurbishment project. The operation used approximately 3,470 cubic metres of concrete for the foundation, equivalent to about 380 concrete mixer trucks.
Fondul Proprietatea has exercised its pre-emption right and subscribed to 5.6 million new shares in National Company Administrația Porturilor Maritime (CNAPM), investing €10.8 million to maintain its existing shareholding percentage.
Romania's central bank announced on Friday that annual inflation will rise above previously forecast levels in Q2 2026, but will experience a substantial downward correction in Q3.
