Romania’s inflation rate edged down to 9.6% year-on-year in January 2026, from 9.7% in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since July 2025. Price growth slowed in services (11.59% vs. 11%), particularly in making and repairing clothing and footwear (14.87% vs. 15.12%), urban transport (11.23% vs. 13.75%), and restaurants, cafés, and canteens (11.68% vs. 12.01%). However, costs increased for food products (7.86% vs. 7.75%) and non-food products (9.99% vs. 10.48%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by a five-month high of 0.86%, following a 0.22% increase in the previous period. source: Institutul National de Statistica
Inflation Rate in Romania decreased to 9.60 percent in January from 9.70 percent in December of 2025. Inflation Rate in Romania averaged 36.62 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 316.90 percent in November of 1993 and a record low of -3.50 percent in May of 2016. This page provides - Romania Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Romania Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.
Inflation Rate in Romania decreased to 9.60 percent in January from 9.70 percent in December of 2025. Inflation Rate in Romania is expected to be 9.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Romania Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 3.40 percent in 2027 and 2.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.