Romania experienced robust economic growth between 2016 and 2021, resulting in a substantial reduction in poverty; the poverty rate ($6.85/day PPP) dropped by 14.7 percentage points to 7.1 percent, according to a recent World Bank report.
Romania’s unemployment rate stood at 5.3% in November 2024, lower by 0.1 percentage point than 5.4% recorded in October 2024, data from the country’s statistics institute INS show on Wednesday (January 8, 2025).