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Romania – FDI Outflows

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Foreign direct investment net outflows as a share of GDP. Measures the value of direct investment made by domestic residents in foreign economies. · World Bank

0.52% −0.01% from 2023 Global rank: 92nd · all-time high: 0.77% (2019)

Romania's fdi outflows was 0.52% in 2024, a decrease of +0.01% from 0.53% in 2023. This ranked 92nd globally. The all-time high was 0.77% in 2019.

APA

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

BibTeX

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

Data & Projection▾

Romania FDI Outflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	0.93%	–	–
2026* trend	0.84%	–	–
2025* trend	0.75%	–	–
2024	0.52%	−0.01%	92nd
2023	0.53%	−0.21%	98th
2022	0.74%	+0.27%	104th
2021	0.47%	+0.39%	97th
2020	0.08%	−0.69%	61st
2019	0.77%	+0.15%	109th
2018	0.62%	+0.44%	109th
2017	0.18%	−0.49%	72nd
2016	0.68%	+0.10%	96th
2015	0.58%	+0.44%	91st
2014	0.13%	+0.17%	56th
2013	-0.03%	+0.08%	24th
2012	-0.12%	−0.15%	22nd
2011	0.03%	−0.11%	34th
2010	0.14%	+0.13%	50th
2009	0.01%	−0.14%	32nd
2008	0.15%	−0.24%	51st
2007	0.38%	−0.03%	60th
2006	0.41%	+0.08%	64th
2005	0.34%	+0.24%	72nd
2004	0.09%	+0.03%	49th
2003	0.07%	+0.03%	47th
2002	0.03%	+0.08%	52nd
2001	-0.04%	−0.01%	23rd
2000	-0.03%	−0.07%	17th
1999	0.04%	+0.07%	48th
1998	-0.02%	+0.00%	21st
1997	-0.03%	−0.03%	13th
1996	0.00%	−0.01%	30th
1995	0.01%	+0.01%	28th
1994	0.00%	−0.03%	18th
1993	0.03%	+0.01%	37th
1992	0.02%	+0.01%	29th
1991	0.01%	−0.04%	26th
1990	0.05%	+0.05%	53rd
1989	0.00%	+0.00%	40th
1988	0.00%	+0.00%	42nd
1987	0.00%	–	44th

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 outflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →