What is the current inflation rate in Romania?

Romania inflation was 7.80% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.

How much has Romanian Leu lost in value since 1990?

lei 100.00 in 1990 has the same purchasing power as lei 875,671 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 875,571.47% over 36 years, an average of 28.68% per year.

What years does this Romania inflation calculator cover?

This calculator covers 37 years, from 1990 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.

Can Romanian Leu inflation be negative?

Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Romanian Leu gained purchasing power over that year. Romania recorded deflation in 2 of the 36 years measured here, most recently in 2016. The steepest fall was -1.54% in 2016.

What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?

The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

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lei 100.00 in 1990 has the same buying power as lei 875,671 in 2026.

lei 875,671lei 100.00 in 1990 is now

875,571.47%Cumulative inflation

28.68%Average per year

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lei 100.00 in 2001 is worth lei 476.21 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 6.44%

Cumulative inflation 376.21%

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Inflation in Romania

This page covers 37 years of Romania consumer price data, from 1990 to 2026. The steepest single year on record was 1993, when consumer prices in Romania rose 255.2%. Prices more than doubled within that single year.

Prices fell in 2 of those 36 years, including in recent decades — about 6% of the time — most sharply in 2016, when they dropped 1.5%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 1990s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 129.4% a year, while the 2010s were the calmest at 2.8%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 6.2% a year, markedly calmer than the 39.1% average across the whole record.

Romania CPI and inflation rate by year

The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1990 to 2026. The final column shows what lei 100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.

Romania consumer price index and annual inflation, 1990–2026
Year	CPI index	Inflation	lei 100.00 then, in 2026
2026	179.34	7.80%	lei 100.00
2025	166.36	7.19%	lei 107.80
2024	155.20	5.72%	lei 115.55
2023	146.80	10.40%	lei 122.16
2022	132.98	13.80%	lei 134.86
2021	116.86	5.05%	lei 153.47
2020	111.24	2.63%	lei 161.22
2019	108.38	3.83%	lei 165.46
2018	104.39	4.63%	lei 171.80
2017	99.77	1.34%	lei 179.74
2016	98.46	-1.54%	lei 182.15
2015	100.00	-0.59%	lei 179.34
2014	100.60	1.07%	lei 178.27
2013	99.53	3.98%	lei 180.17
2012	95.72	3.33%	lei 187.35
2011	92.63	5.79%	lei 193.60
2010	87.56	6.09%	lei 204.81
2009	82.53	5.59%	lei 217.29
2008	78.17	7.85%	lei 229.43
2007	72.48	4.84%	lei 247.44
2006	69.13	6.56%	lei 259.41
2005	64.88	9.01%	lei 276.42
2004	59.51	11.87%	lei 301.34
2003	53.20	15.27%	lei 337.12
2002	46.15	22.54%	lei 388.61
2001	37.66	34.48%	lei 476.21
2000	28.00	45.67%	lei 640.39
1999	19.22	45.80%	lei 932.83
1998	13.19	59.10%	lei 1,360
1997	8.29	154.76%	lei 2,164
1996	3.25	38.83%	lei 5,513
1995	2.34	32.24%	lei 7,653
1994	1.77	136.76%	lei 10,121
1993	0.75	255.17%	lei 23,962
1992	0.21	211.21%	lei 85,106
1991	0.07	230.62%	lei 264,855
1990	0.02	—	lei 875,671

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Romania inflation FAQ

What is the current inflation rate in Romania?: Romania inflation was 7.80% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
How much has Romanian Leu lost in value since 1990?: lei 100.00 in 1990 has the same purchasing power as lei 875,671 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 875,571.47% over 36 years, an average of 28.68% per year.
What years does this Romania inflation calculator cover?: This calculator covers 37 years, from 1990 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
Can Romanian Leu inflation be negative?: Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Romanian Leu gained purchasing power over that year. Romania recorded deflation in 2 of the 36 years measured here, most recently in 2016. The steepest fall was -1.54% in 2016.
What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?: The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

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