Stock market capitalization to GDP (%) in Romania
Romania: Stock market capitalization to GDP (%) was 10.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Romania, 1998–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market capitalization to gdp in Romania is 10.2%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Romania peaked at 20.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
Romania ranks 80th of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market capitalization to GDP (%) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +179.6% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +97.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +148.4% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -59.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +68.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -2.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.3%, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.8%, 34% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market capitalization 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +179.6% | 1.0% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 1.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 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 stock market capitalization to gdp in Romania?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Romania was 10.2% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Romania ranks 80th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).