Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Romania
Romania: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) was 1.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Romania, 2002–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Romania stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.4% on the previous year and up 117.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Romania peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Romania ranks 86th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -57.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +129.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +349.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +175.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -30.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +37.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +30.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.5%, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +349.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 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 gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Romania?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Romania was 1.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Romania rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Romania ranks 86th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).