Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Romania
Romania: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Stocks traded, total value in Romania, 1997–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, stocks traded, total value in Romania stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Romania peaked at 1.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 69th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -45.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -46.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +70.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +189.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -64.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +65.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +54.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -35.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -12.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.4%, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.4%, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
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 stocks traded, total value in Romania?
- Stocks traded, total value in Romania was 0.7% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Romania ranks 69th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.