Economy | 8 September, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Romania posts third largest EU GDP growth in Q2 2025
Romania's economy has secured the third-highest GDP growth rate in the EU during Q2, according to Eurostat.
Romania's economy has secured the third-highest GDP growth rate in the EU during Q2, according to Eurostat.
The Romanian construction market has reached a new historic milestone with 460,000 employees as of the end of May 2025, also marking a 7% increase in the volume of works during the first five months of the year compared to the same period in 2024.
In 2024, road freight transport in the EU saw a total volume of 1,869 billion tonne-kilometres (TKM), up 0.6% year-on-year, of which Romania recorded 67 billion TKM.
Romania is among the few member states where residential prices have grown at rates below the EU average of around 58%, between Q1 2010 and Q1 2025, according to Eurostat.
Romania continued to record the highest inflation rate in April, which was more than double compared to the euro area rate.
More than 13% of businesses in the EU used AI during 2024, while companies in Romania fall below this average, according to a European Commission report on digitalization.
Romania recorded the highest government deficit among EU member states in 2024, standing at -9.3% of GDP.
Eurostat data shows that 18 member states recorded surpluses, eight recorded deficits and one member state had its current account in balance in Q4 2024.
The IMF projects that Romania's economy will grow by 1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, according to a report released at the end of a mission in the country.
Despite significant market volatility, a new report by law firm CMS reveals that half of European dealmakers anticipate an increase in M&A activity over the next 12 months.
Romanian private healthcare operator MedLife has launched the new Institute of Orthopaedics, located within the MedLife Medici's Hospital in Timișoara.
PPC Energie, the electricity supplier with approximately three million customers, has announced its expansion into the retail sector, becoming the first energy company to...
Premier Restaurants Romania, the operator of McDonald's in Romania, has reached a new milestone with the opening of its 110th restaurant, reaching a total headcount of over 7,000.