Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Romania
Romania: Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) was 116.01 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real effective exchange rate index in Romania, 1991–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in Romania stood at 116.01 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Romania peaked at 116.01 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.97 2010 = 100, in 1992.
Romania ranks 27th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in Romania, year by year
| Year | 2010 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.32 2010 = 100 | — |
| 1992 | 41.97 2010 = 100 | -37.7% |
| 1993 | 57.26 2010 = 100 | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 62.97 2010 = 100 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 61.45 2010 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 55.29 2010 = 100 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 65.29 2010 = 100 | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 84.66 2010 = 100 | +29.7% |
| 1999 | 72.66 2010 = 100 | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 81.74 2010 = 100 | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 83.03 2010 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 83.62 2010 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.1 2010 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 82.87 2010 = 100 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 97.48 2010 = 100 | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 104.38 2010 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 112.66 2010 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 106.42 2010 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 98.65 2010 = 100 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 100 2010 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 102.56 2010 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 96.58 2010 = 100 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 101.14 2010 = 100 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 101.82 2010 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.33 2010 = 100 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 96.64 2010 = 100 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 95.24 2010 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 97.76 2010 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 97.3 2010 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.65 2010 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 99.6 2010 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 103.37 2010 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 108.9 2010 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 111.66 2010 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 116.01 2010 = 100 | +3.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 116.01 2010 = 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 101.67 2010 = 100, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Romania's 116.01 2010 = 100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.87 2010 = 100, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -37.7% | 67.32 2010 = 100 | 41.97 2010 = 100 |
| 1993 | +36.4% | 41.97 2010 = 100 | 57.26 2010 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.21 2010 = 100 | 41.97 2010 = 100 | 84.66 2010 = 100 | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.2 2010 = 100 | 81.1 2010 = 100 | 112.66 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.74 2010 = 100 | 95.24 2010 = 100 | 102.56 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.36 2010 = 100 | 98.65 2010 = 100 | 116.01 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 24 Uganda 116.56 2010 = 100 compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 116.17 2010 = 100 compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 116.1 2010 = 100 compare
- 28 Samoa 115.71 2010 = 100 compare
- 29 Israel 113.43 2010 = 100 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 113.12 2010 = 100 compare
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 real effective exchange rate index in Romania?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Romania was 116.01 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 116.01 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.97 2010 = 100 in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Romania ranks 27th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.