Country comparison Romania vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q35,016K
Annual GDP [+]2024€353,633Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$382,566Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€18,560chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$20,210chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€96,009M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024193,959chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024219,900chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202454.80%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,189chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,552chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-33,060chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-33,218chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-9.30%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024154,017.5chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024152,873.8chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20229,206.2chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20229,716.9chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.78%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202314,118,906,341.6chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202315,192.8chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202310.66%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20248,127.0chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20248,792.0chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.85%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202443.60%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€8,091chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,031chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€483chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$511chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€741chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$797chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€427chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$464chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/12/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]01/24/2025BBB-
Fitch Rating [+]05/01/2020BBB-
Corruption Index [+]202346chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201951º
Fragile States Index [+]202451.0chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202472ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202448º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20256.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q36.0%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3491K
NMW [+]2025$906.1chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€799.8
Average Wage [+]2024$21,710
Average Wage [+]2024€20,058
Human Capital Ranking [+]201742º
Markets
Euro / Romanian new lei [+]01/16/20265.0894
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20264.3816
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/202610.87%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20259.7%
HICP [+]November 20258.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20254.9%
Money Market
Key rates [+]08/08/20246.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]202055ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-0.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024289,477
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20227.91
Motor vehicle production [+]2023513,050
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021464.93chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202428.7%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201620.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202010.0%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20192,683,748
Exports [+]2024€92,674.0Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$100,308.5Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202426.21%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€126,131.0Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$136,521.7Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202435.67%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€-33,457.0Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$-36,213.2Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-9.46%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 2025-4.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201545ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202480chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202436ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,943.6chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.67%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202020.76%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.50‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017590.7chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202412.80‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.54chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20235.80‰
% risk of poverty [+]202419.0%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202419,036,031chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020705,310chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20203,987,093chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.827chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202468ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202476.60chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,588chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20229.04chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024213chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.11chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.70chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202455
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021600.0
Consumption GWh [+]202344,600chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202353,435chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202569,090chart7,99812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20253,603,216chart235,21412/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]06/11/20228,114,769chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20253,629.43chart184.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]06/11/202216,827,486chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Romania
Afghanistan