Elite Consultations Score in Romania
Romania: Elite Consultations Score was -0.471 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.471
Change on year
up 36.9%
World rank
144th
of 176 countries
All-time high
2.42
in 2016
All-time low
-3.02
in 1949
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Elite Consultations Score in Romania, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, elite consultations score in Romania stood at -0.471.
The figure is up 36.9% on the previous year and down 325.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elite consultations score in Romania peaked at 2.42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.02, in 1949.
That places Romania 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elite Consultations Score in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -0.972 | — |
| 1790 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -0.972 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.834 | -185.8% |
| 1861 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.834 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.223 | -73.3% |
| 1872 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.381 | +70.9% |
| 1916 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.518 | +36.0% |
| 1919 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.518 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | -1.71 | -430.3% |
| 1939 | -1.71 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -1.14 | -33.6% |
| 1941 | -1.58 | +39.3% |
| 1942 | -1.58 | -0.0% |
| 1943 | -1.58 | -0.0% |
| 1944 | -1.89 | +19.3% |
| 1945 | -2.39 | +26.5% |
| 1946 | -2.39 | -0.0% |
| 1947 | -2.39 | -0.0% |
| 1948 | -2.39 | -0.0% |
| 1949 | -3.02 | +26.2% |
| 1950 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -3.02 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -2.38 | -21.1% |
| 1961 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | -2.38 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | -3.01 | +26.6% |
| 1972 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -3.01 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.284 | -109.4% |
| 1991 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.284 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.452 | +59.2% |
| 1998 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.283 | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.283 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 | +112.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.454 | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.209 | -54.0% |
| 2014 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.42 | +1055.5% |
| 2017 | -0.711 | -129.4% |
| 2018 | -0.711 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.507 | -28.7% |
| 2020 | -0.501 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.949 | -289.4% |
| 2022 | -0.749 | -178.9% |
| 2023 | -1 | +33.6% |
| 2024 | -0.746 | -25.5% |
| 2025 | -0.471 | -36.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's -0.471 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.69. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's -0.471 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.46. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 1 |
| 1790s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1800s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1810s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1820s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1830s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.972 | -0.972 | -0.972 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.834 | 0.834 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2841 | 0.223 | 0.834 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.223 | 0.223 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.223 | 0.223 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.223 | 0.223 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3294 | 0.223 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.518 | 0.518 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0722 | -1.71 | 0.518 | 10 |
| 1940s | -2.03 | -3.02 | -1.14 | 10 |
| 1950s | -3.02 | -3.02 | -3.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.38 | -2.38 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.95 | -3.01 | -2.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.01 | -3.01 | -3.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3344 | 0.284 | 0.452 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4584 | 0.283 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2767 | -0.711 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4198 | -1 | 0.949 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elite consultations score in Romania?
- Elite consultations score in Romania was -0.471 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest elite consultations score recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 in 2016.
- What is the lowest elite consultations score recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.02 in 1949.
- How does Romania rank for elite consultations score?
- Romania ranks 144th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is elite consultations score rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 325.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.