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Romania – FDI Inflows

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Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP. Measures cross-border investment where a foreign entity acquires a lasting management interest (10%+ of voting stock). · World Bank

1.87% −0.63% from 2023 Global rank: 111th · all-time high: 9.02% (2006)

Romania's fdi inflows was 1.87% in 2024, a decrease of +0.63% from 2.50% in 2023. This ranked 111th globally. The all-time high was 9.02% in 2006.

APA

Romania FDI Inflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/romania/fdi-inflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_romania_fdi-inflows,
  title = {Romania FDI Inflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/romania/fdi-inflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Romania FDI Inflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	2.39%	–	–
2026* trend	2.46%	–	–
2025* trend	2.54%	–	–
2024	1.87%	−0.63%	111th
2023	2.50%	−1.38%	87th
2022	3.89%	−0.24%	70th
2021	4.13%	+2.69%	67th
2020	1.44%	−1.51%	103rd
2019	2.95%	−0.09%	90th
2018	3.04%	+0.20%	83rd
2017	2.83%	−0.54%	98th
2016	3.37%	+0.95%	84th
2015	2.43%	+0.49%	100th
2014	1.94%	−0.09%	126th
2013	2.03%	+0.33%	118th
2012	1.70%	+0.47%	138th
2011	1.23%	−0.66%	156th
2010	1.89%	−0.77%	133rd
2009	2.66%	−3.71%	108th
2008	6.38%	+0.59%	72nd
2007	5.79%	−3.23%	89th
2006	9.02%	+2.42%	43rd
2005	6.60%	−1.99%	40th
2004	8.59%	+5.40%	25th
2003	3.19%	+0.71%	71st
2002	2.48%	−0.38%	94th
2001	2.86%	+0.08%	83rd
2000	2.78%	−0.11%	92nd
1999	2.90%	−1.98%	88th
1998	4.87%	+1.46%	47th
1997	3.42%	+2.70%	54th
1996	0.71%	−0.41%	119th
1995	1.12%	−0.01%	92nd
1994	1.13%	+0.78%	86th
1993	0.36%	+0.05%	116th
1992	0.31%	+0.17%	107th
1991	0.14%	+0.14%	119th
1990	0.00%	+0.00%	137th
1989	0.00%	+0.00%	129th
1988	0.00%	+0.00%	133rd
1987	0.00%	–	129th

Show all years (1987–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Fiscal Dominance Trap

Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.

Inflation 10.4% Real rate -2.7%

This pattern occurred 329 times in history, 239 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Real rate

-4.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Real rate

-47.4%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Real rate

-7.0%

South Sudan 2024

Inflation

91.4%

Real rate

-26.9%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

Real rate

-0.9%

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Real rate

-17.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Romania matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2023. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw fdi inflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →