Romania's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) was US$117.28 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 94.61% from US$2.17 billion in 2015 (25.32% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$117.28 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.06 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.17 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$8.06 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$65.08 million | 1992 |
| Average since 2016 | US$1.01 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$106.87 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Romania's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) fell 84.7% on 2024 (from US$767 million to US$117.28 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.2% and a typical year strayed about 53.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 228.8% in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 84.7% in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Romania had the 88th highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Romania in the 2025 ranking
- Suriname — 84th of 130: US$160.06 million
- Belize — 85th of 130: US$149.91 million
- Solomon Islands — 86th of 130: US$145.27 million
- Kiribati — 88th of 130: US$97.99 million
- Trinidad and Tobago — 89th of 130: US$93.7 million
- Barbados — 90th of 130: US$90.5 million
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 36 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 117,283,525 |
| 2024 | 767,004,045 |
| 2023 | 2,400,636,163 |
| 2022 | 1,159,115,495 |
| 2021 | 618,538,890 |
| 2020 | 1,062,247,220 |
| 2019 | 995,412,330 |
| 2018 | 863,023,602 |
| 2017 | 1,525,145,343 |
| 2016 | 587,461,763 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.53 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$347.93 million (2025)
- Austria — −US$3.4 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — US$742.14 million (2025)
- Belarus — US$1.08 billion (2025)
- Belgium — −US$10.98 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$3.23 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — US$1.49 billion (2025)
- Croatia
More economic policy & debt data for Romania
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 49.14% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$174.97 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) — 4.31% (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$139.06 billion (2025)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$35.91 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) — 15.65% (2025)
- Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) — 30.2% (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — US$803.14 million (2025)
- Current account balance (current US$, BoP) — −US$33.88 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Romania's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)?
- US$117.28 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 9.75% from US$106.87 million in 1990 (0.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$8.06 billion in 2008 and the lowest US$65.08 million in 1992.
- How does Romania rank?
- 88th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Romania?
- In 2025, Romania's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) fell 84.7% on 2024 (from US$767 million to US$117.28 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.2% and a typical year strayed about 53.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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