FX.co ★ Romania Q3 GDP Growth Revised Higher

Romania experienced a GDP growth of 1.7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, slightly surpassing the previous estimate of 1.6% and accelerating from a modest 0.3% increase in the preceding quarter. This represents the most robust economic growth since the third quarter of 2024. The expansion was primarily driven by a rise in gross fixed capital formation, which grew by 5.0%, and household consumption, which increased by 1.4%. Additionally, net external demand had a positive effect, with exports climbing by 5.3% while imports increased at a slower pace of 3.1%. However, government spending saw a decline of 3.9%. From a sectoral perspective, agriculture, forestry, and fishing reported the most significant gains with a 9.2% increase, followed by the information and communication sector at 6.1%, and the construction industry, which surged by 12.2%. On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy contracted by 0.2%, marking the first downturn since the second quarter of 2024 and reversing the upwardly revised growth of 1.1% from the prior period.