Romania’s industry keeps moving, and the latest 2025 figures show just how uneven the momentum can be across sectors. With production patterns shifting alongside energy and labor pressures, the headline totals do not explain the full picture on their own. We break down the key Romania Industry statistics so you can see where growth is holding steady and where it is starting to slip.
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Construction Sector
1Building construction volume index: 105.2% in 2022.
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2Civil engineering works turnover: 45.6 billion RON in 2022.
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3Number of buildings authorized: 67,500 in 2022.
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4Residential buildings completed: 72,000 units in 2022.
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5Non-residential floor space completed: 4.2 million m² in 2022.
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6Construction employment: 520,000 persons in 2022.
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7Construction sector GDP contribution: 6.8% in 2022.
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8Road construction investments: 15 billion RON in 2022.
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9Value of construction works performed: 112 billion RON in 2022.
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10New dwellings completed: 68,400 in 2022.
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11Construction producer prices index: 118.4 in 2022.
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12Number of enterprises in construction: 145,000 in 2022.
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13Railway infrastructure investments: 3.2 billion EUR in 2022.
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14Public construction spending: 22 billion RON in 2022.
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15Housing starts: 75,200 authorizations in 2022.
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16Industrial buildings floor space: 1.8 million m² completed.
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17Construction exports of services: 1.1 billion EUR in 2022.
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18Energy efficiency retrofits: 150,000 buildings in 2022.
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19Bridge construction: 45 new structures in 2022.
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20Average construction labor cost: 4,500 RON/month in 2022.
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Construction Sector Interpretation
While Romania's construction sector is clearly building momentum—evidenced by a surge in new homes, roads, and even bridges—it's doing so while wrestling with rising costs, as the industry's GDP contribution of 6.8% is being constructed on a foundation of 520,000 workers navigating a producer price index that's outpacing the volume index.
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Energy Sector
1Installed thermal power capacity: 13,200 MW in 2022.
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2Electricity production total: 55.4 TWh in 2022.
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3Hydroelectric production: 20.1 TWh, 36% of total electricity in 2022.
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4Natural gas production: 9.2 billion cubic meters in 2022.
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5Coal production for energy: 3.8 million tons in 2022.
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6Renewable energy share in gross final consumption: 31.4% in 2022.
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7Wind power capacity: 3,200 MW installed in 2022.
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8Solar PV capacity: 1,800 MW in 2022.
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9Nuclear electricity production: 13.5 TWh from Cernavoda in 2022.
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10Final energy consumption: 32.4 Mtoe in 2022.
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11Gas imports: 11.5 bcm in 2022.
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12District heating production: 45 PJ in 2022.
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13Energy productivity: 8.2 EUR per kg oil equivalent in 2022.
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14Share of electricity from renewables: 42.6% in 2022.
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15Oil refinery output: 4.9 million tons in 2022.
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16Biomass energy production: 2.1 TWh in 2022.
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17Energy imports dependency: 23.4% in 2022.
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18Electricity exports: 1.2 TWh net in 2022.
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19Geothermal energy production: 0.15 TWh in 2022.
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20Crude oil production: 3.1 million tons in 2022.
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21Lignite production: 12.4 million tons in 2022.
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22Hard coal production: 0.3 million tons in 2022.
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23Total primary energy supply: 38.7 Mtoe in 2022.
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Energy Sector Interpretation
Romania is a surprisingly nimble energy contortionist, leaning heavily on its hydro backbone while juggling nuclear ambition, fossil fuel decline, and a renewable surge that has it outperforming many of its European neighbors, yet still nervously eyeing the gas import pipeline.
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Extractive Industries
1Copper ore production: 15,200 tons in 2022.
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2Iron ore extraction: 1.2 million tons in 2022.
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3Salt production: 2.4 million tons in 2022.
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4Gold production: 8.5 tons in 2022.
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5Silver production: 120 tons in 2022.
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6Construction sand and gravel extraction: 25 million m³ in 2022.
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7Limestone quarrying: 18.3 million tons in 2022.
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8Gypsum production: 0.9 million tons in 2022.
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9Clay and kaolin extraction: 4.2 million tons in 2022.
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10Dimension stone production: 1.1 million tons in 2022.
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11Phosphate rock: 0.4 million tons extracted in 2022.
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12Number of mining enterprises: 1,250 in 2022.
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13Mining turnover: 12.7 billion RON in 2022.
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14Employment in extractive industries: 28,000 in 2022.
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15Mining investments: 2.8 billion RON in 2022.
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16Value of mineral production: 5.4 billion EUR in 2022.
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17Lead and zinc ore: 45,000 tons concentrate in 2022.
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18Decorative stone exports: 150 million EUR in 2022.
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19Bentonite clay production: 120,000 tons in 2022.
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Extractive Industries Interpretation
Romania's mining sector, boasting over a thousand enterprises, is a modest but gritty multi-trick pony, steadily chiseling and hauling everything from glittering gold to humble gravel for a respectable European purse.
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Manufacturing Subsectors
1In 2022, food manufacturing output increased by 5.2%.
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2Textile industry production volume: 2.1 billion EUR in 2022.
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3Chemical products manufacturing turnover: 15.4 billion RON in 2022.
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4Metal products manufacturing employed 120,000 workers in 2022.
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5Machinery and equipment production index: 108.5 (2022).
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6Electrical equipment manufacturing exports: 4.2 billion EUR in 2022.
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7Rubber and plastics products output grew 6.8% in 2022.
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8Furniture manufacturing value added: 3.1 billion EUR in 2022.
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9Pharmaceutical production: 1.8 billion EUR turnover in 2022.
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10Basic metals production: 12.5 million tons in 2022.
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11Computer, electronic and optical products grew 12.3% in 2022.
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12Leather and footwear industry output: 450 million EUR in 2022.
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13Paper and paper products manufacturing: 1.2 billion EUR value added.
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14Non-metallic mineral products turnover: 18.7 billion RON in 2022.
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15Fabricated metal products except machinery: 8.4 billion EUR exports.
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16Beverage manufacturing production index up 3.9% in 2022.
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17Motor vehicles manufacturing output: 450,000 units in 2022.
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18Coke and refined petroleum products: 5.2 million tons processed.
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19Other transport equipment manufacturing grew 7.1%.
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Manufacturing Subsectors Interpretation
Romania's industrial engine is not only revving reliably, with cars, food, and metals providing a steady hum, but it's also shifting into a smarter gear, as evidenced by the double-digit spark in computers and electronics, proving the factory floor is getting a tech-infused upgrade.
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Overall Industrial Production
1In 2022, Romania's industrial production index increased by 3.2% compared to 2021, driven by manufacturing growth.
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2The industrial sector accounted for 25.1% of Romania's GDP in 2022, with a total value added of 152.4 billion EUR.
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3Romania's industrial turnover reached 1,247 billion RON in 2022, up 18.5% from the previous year.
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4Employment in the industrial sector stood at 1.2 million people in 2022, representing 22.3% of total employment.
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5Industrial production in the processing industry grew by 4.1% year-on-year in December 2022.
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6The mining and quarrying sector's production index was 98.7 in 2022 (base 2015=100).
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7Electricity, gas, steam supply production decreased by 2.3% in 2022.
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8Romania's industrial new orders index rose to 112.4 points in 2022.
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9Capacity utilization in Romanian industry averaged 74.2% in 2022.
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10Industrial producer prices increased by 21.7% in 2022.
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11In Q4 2022, industrial production grew 1.8% month-on-month.
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12The industry's contribution to exports was 78.4% of total exports in 2022.
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13Energy intensity of industry was 0.28 toe per 1000 EUR value added in 2021.
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14R&D expenditure in industry reached 1.2% of GDP in 2022.
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15Number of industrial enterprises: 45,672 in 2022.
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16Industrial accidents rate: 2.1 per 1000 employees in 2022.
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17Value of industrial investments: 28.5 billion RON in 2022.
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18Industrial sector's labor productivity: 45,200 EUR per employee in 2022.
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19Share of medium-high tech manufacturing in industry: 42.3% in 2022.
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20Industrial greenhouse gas emissions: 45.2 Mt CO2eq in 2021.
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Overall Industrial Production Interpretation
Against a backdrop of rising costs and patchy energy supply, Romania's industrial engine sputtered forward in 2022, managing modest production gains powered by high-tech manufacturing while fueling the lion's share of exports, proving it remains the economy's vital—if somewhat wheezing and accident-prone—workhorse.
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