Financial Institutions Efficiency Index in Romania
Romania: Financial Institutions Efficiency Index was 0.6469 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial Institutions Efficiency Index in Romania, 1980–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.6469 for financial institutions efficiency index in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial institutions efficiency index in Romania peaked at 0.6597 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2074, in 1998.
Romania ranks 49th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Financial Institutions Efficiency Index in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.4052 | — |
| 1981 | 0.3882 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3625 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3766 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.384 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4226 | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4346 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4654 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.487 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4567 | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5637 | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5637 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5637 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5973 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.536 | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6091 | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3465 | -43.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2794 | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2074 | -25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3387 | +63.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3556 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4277 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4096 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4078 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4132 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5063 | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5462 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5946 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6236 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5852 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5758 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5504 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4903 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5255 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5011 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6423 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6274 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6486 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6597 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6307 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6469 | +2.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.6469 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.612, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.6469 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.583, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial Institutions Efficiency Index in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +63.4% | 0.2074 | 0.3387 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4183 | 0.3625 | 0.487 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4605 | 0.2074 | 0.6091 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.487 | 0.3556 | 0.6236 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5852 | 0.4903 | 0.6597 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6469 | 0.6469 | 0.6469 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More financial sector data for Romania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial institutions efficiency index in Romania?
- Financial institutions efficiency index in Romania was 0.6469 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial institutions efficiency index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6597 in 2018.
- What is the lowest financial institutions efficiency index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2074 in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for financial institutions efficiency index?
- Romania ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial institutions efficiency index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Institutions Efficiency Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.