Romania's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$10.56 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 60.04% from US$6.6 billion in 2015 (4.81% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$10.56 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$5.71 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$6.6 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$12.29 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | US$136 million | 1992 |
| Average since 2016 | US$6.68 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$138 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Romania's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 18.7% on 2024 (from US$8.89 billion to US$10.56 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14.3% and a typical year strayed about 24.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 100.7% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.9% in 1992. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$627.8 million a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 39th highest value of the 132 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | US$10.56 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$1.66 trillion | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$661.72 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$883.81 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Romania in the 2025 ranking
- Russian Federation — 35th of 132: US$11.79 billion
- Norway — 36th of 132: US$11.43 billion
- Ireland — 37th of 132: US$10.96 billion
- Korea, Rep. — 39th of 132: US$10.43 billion
- El Salvador — 40th of 132: US$10.36 billion
- Malaysia — 41st of 132: US$10.27 billion
What this measures
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 36 values
| Year | Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,560,061,300 |
| 2024 | 8,893,950,185 |
| 2023 | 8,293,103,605 |
| 2022 | 7,269,418,215 |
| 2021 | 6,251,000,126 |
| 2020 | 5,712,275,290 |
| 2019 | 5,380,156,047 |
| 2018 | 4,724,610,493 |
| 2017 | 5,028,933,111 |
| 2016 | 4,728,540,185 |
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.8 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$1.38 billion (2025)
- Austria — US$8.8 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$1.41 billion (2025)
- Belarus — US$3.64 billion (2025)
- Belgium — US$28.66 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$3.66 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — US$2.9 billion (2025)
- Croatia — US$6.08 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — US$1.03 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Romania
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 49.14% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, 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$33.88 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Romania's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$10.56 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 7,552% from US$138 million in 1990 (13.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$12.29 billion in 2008 and the lowest US$136 million in 1992.
- How does Romania rank?
- 39th highest of 132 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Romania?
- In 2025, Romania's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) rose 18.7% on 2024 (from US$8.89 billion to US$10.56 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14.3% and a typical year strayed about 24.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.CURR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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