Starting a business - Score in Romania
Romania: Starting a business - Score was 87.68 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Romania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Romania stood at 87.68.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Romania peaked at 90.46 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.47, in 2003.
That places Romania 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.47 | — |
| 2004 | 84.67 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 89.23 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 89.33 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.08 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.24 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.34 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.84 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 88.88 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 90.4 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 90.45 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.48 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.67 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.9 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 87.68 | +4.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 87.68 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 87.68 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.05 | 82.47 | 90.34 | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.91 | 83.9 | 90.46 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 89 Burkina Faso 88.17 compare
- 90 Grenada 87.96 compare
- 91 Egypt 87.84 compare
- 93 San Marino 87.31 compare
- 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 87.05 compare
- 95 Bahamas 87.03 compare
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Romania?
- Starting a business - score in Romania was 87.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.46 in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.47 in 2003.
- How does Romania rank for starting a business - score?
- Romania ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.