Key information about Romania Household Income per Capita

• Romania Annual Household Income per Capita reached 7,531.947 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous value of 6,591.522 USD in Dec 2022.
• Romania Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2001 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 3,229.809 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 7,531.947 USD in Dec 2023 and a record low of 746.832 USD in Dec 2001.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Romania grew 9.991 % YoY in Jun 2024.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from annual Monthly Average Household Income multiplied by 12 and annual Average Household Size and converts it into USD. The National Institute of Statistics provides Household Income in local currency and Average Household Size. The National Bank of Romania average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Wages in Romania increased to 9246 RON/Month in June from 9187 RON/Month in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Romania Average Gross Monthly Wages - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The average net monthly salary in Romania amounted to 5,645 Romanian lei in 2024, having increased by 11 percent compared to the previous year. Furthermore, the net minimum wage increased as well, set at 2,363 Romanian lei in 2024, and is expected to reach 2,574 by the end of 2025.

On July 1, 2005, the Romanian leu lost the last 4 zeros by denomination at the rate of 1 new leu for 10,000 "old" lei. The average gross monthly salary in Romania peaked in March 2025 at 9,495 Romanian lei. As a consequence, the average net monthly salary slightly increased as well, totaling 5,691 Romanian lei as of March 2025.

Key information about Romania Monthly Earnings

• Romania Monthly Earnings stood at 1,949 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous figure of 1,884 USD in Nov 2024
• Romania Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1991 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 578 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 1,949 USD in Dec 2024 and a record low of 50 USD in Nov 1991

CEIC converts Monthly Earnings into USD. The National Institute of Statistics provides Monthly Earnings in local currency. The National Bank of Romania average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. According to the national legislation provisions in force (GEO No. 79/2017), the social security contribution and the social health insurance contribution paid by the employer were transferred to the employee. Starting with March 2017, Average Monthly Gross Earnings are not comparable to data prior March 2017.


Further information about Romania Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Romania Population reached 19 million people in Dec 2023
• Unemployment Rate of Romania dropped to 6 % in May 2023
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 52 % in Sep 2024

The highest average income in Romania in 2019 was registered in the Bucharest-Ilfov area, totaling over ************* Romanian lei. By contrast, the Eastern region of the country had the lowest average salaries.

Wages in Manufacturing in Romania increased to 8509 RON/Month in June from 8226 RON/Month in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Romania Average Monthly Gross Wages in Manufacturing - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The average monthly household income in Romania had been increasing every quarter since 2019. By 2020, a household's income in Romania amounted to ***** Romanian lei.

The gross average monthly salary in the industry in Romania as of October 2022 was ***** Romanian lei. The workers in extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas had the highest average pay - ****** Romanian lei, followed by employees in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products and manufacture of tobacco products. The lowest monthly gross salary was in the manufacture of wearing apparel - ***** Romanian lei.

Romania Total Income: Monthly: per Household data was reported at 7,174.910 RON in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,464.120 RON for 2022. Romania Total Income: Monthly: per Household data is updated yearly, averaging 2,304.280 RON from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,174.910 RON in 2023 and a record low of 40.840 RON in 1995. Romania Total Income: Monthly: per Household data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.H022: Household Income and Expenditure.

Romania RO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 17.000 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.000 % for 2020. Romania RO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 18.300 % from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2021, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.300 % in 2014 and a record low of 16.800 % in 2009. Romania RO: Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

Wages in Romania increased 9 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Romania Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Romania - Median relative income of elderly people (60+): Males was 0.93% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - Median relative income of elderly people (60+): Males - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, Romania - Median relative income of elderly people (60+): Males reached a record high of 1.21% in December of 2013 and a record low of 0.92% in December of 2021.

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in Romania was reported at 12194 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Romania - Adjusted net national income per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Romania Avg Net Earnings: NACE 2: Information and Communication (IC) data was reported at 5,244.000 RON in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,287.000 RON for Apr 2018. Romania Avg Net Earnings: NACE 2: Information and Communication (IC) data is updated monthly, averaging 2,399.000 RON from Jan 2000 (Median) to May 2018, with 221 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,324.000 RON in Mar 2018 and a record low of 328.000 RON in Jan 2000. Romania Avg Net Earnings: NACE 2: Information and Communication (IC) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.G021: Average Net Earnings: NACE 2: by Classification of Economic Activities.

The net monthly salary in the hospitality sector in Romania peaked in 2024 at ***** Romanian lei. In 2020, because of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, the monthly salary dropped to ***** Romanian lei.

Romania Nominal Gross Monthly Earnings: NACE 2: Avg: per Employee: Others data was reported at 1,904.000 RON in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,778.000 RON for 2015. Romania Nominal Gross Monthly Earnings: NACE 2: Avg: per Employee: Others data is updated yearly, averaging 1,265.000 RON from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,904.000 RON in 2016 and a record low of 1,040.000 RON in 2008. Romania Nominal Gross Monthly Earnings: NACE 2: Avg: per Employee: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.G022: Average Gross Nominal Monthly Earnings: NACE 2.

Romania Avg Net Earnings: NACE 2: Industry (IN) data was reported at 4,965.000 RON in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,988.000 RON for Jan 2025. Romania Avg Net Earnings: NACE 2: Industry (IN) data is updated monthly, averaging 1,571.000 RON from Jan 2000 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 302 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,365.000 RON in Dec 2024 and a record low of 180.000 RON in Jan 2000. Romania Avg Net Earnings: NACE 2: Industry (IN) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Romania – Table RO.G023: Average Net Earnings: NACE 2: by Classification of Economic Activities.

Romania: Bank non-interest income to total income, in percent: The latest value from 2021 is 35.22 percent, an increase from 33.1 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 38.13 percent, based on data from 133 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 2000 to 2021 is 36.14 percent. The minimum value, 28.2 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 43.74 percent was recorded in 2008.

Romania - The real gross disposable income of households per capita (index = 2008) was RON178.46 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - The real gross disposable income of households per capita (index = 2008) - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, Romania - The real gross disposable income of households per capita (index = 2008) reached a record high of RON178.46 Million in December of 2024 and a record low of RON80.33 Million in December of 2005.