Number of housing starts (Absolute value) in Romania
Romania: Number of housing starts (Absolute value) was 123 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Number of housing starts in Romania, 1997–2011
Source: European Central Bank.
Analysis
In 2011, number of housing starts in Romania stood at 123.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of housing starts in Romania peaked at 143 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22, in 1999.
That places Romania 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of housing starts (Absolute value) in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33 | — |
| 1998 | 24 | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 65 | +195.5% |
| 2001 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 85 | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 81 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 98 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 121 | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 143 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 132 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 127 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 123 | -3.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 123 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.93, 6.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Romania's 123 is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.93, 6.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of housing starts (Absolute value) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +195.5% | 22 | 65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.33 | 22 | 33 | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.2 | 65 | 143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125 | 123 | 127 | 2 |
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 number of housing starts in Romania?
- Number of housing starts in Romania was 123 in 2011, according to European Central Bank.
- What is the highest number of housing starts recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 143 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of housing starts recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for number of housing starts?
- Romania ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of housing starts rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of Number of housing starts (Absolute value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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