History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Romania

Romania: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 20,126 2011 US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
20,126 2011 US$
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
53rd
of 145 countries
All-time high
20,126 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
295 2011 US$
in 1865
Years of data
152
1862–2018

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Romania, 1862–2018

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Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.

Analysis

Romania recorded 20,126 2011 US$ for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in 2018. That is the highest value across all 152 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Romania peaked at 20,126 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 295 2011 US$, in 1865.

Romania ranks 53rd of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Romania, year by year

Annual values for History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Romania, 1862 to 2018.
Year 2011 US$ Change
1862 344 2011 US$
1863 375 2011 US$ +9.0%
1864 386 2011 US$ +2.9%
1865 295 2011 US$ -23.6%
1866 295 2011 US$ +0.0%
1867 357 2011 US$ +21.0%
1868 386 2011 US$ +8.1%
1869 349 2011 US$ -9.6%
1870 362 2011 US$ +3.7%
1871 375 2011 US$ +3.6%
1872 373 2011 US$ -0.5%
1873 397 2011 US$ +6.4%
1874 391 2011 US$ -1.5%
1875 450 2011 US$ +15.1%
1876 430 2011 US$ -4.4%
1877 440 2011 US$ +2.3%
1878 454 2011 US$ +3.2%
1879 461 2011 US$ +1.5%
1880 574 2011 US$ +24.5%
1881 427 2011 US$ -25.6%
1882 561 2011 US$ +31.4%
1883 516 2011 US$ -8.0%
1884 440 2011 US$ -14.7%
1885 528 2011 US$ +20.0%
1886 585 2011 US$ +10.8%
1887 544 2011 US$ -7.0%
1888 564 2011 US$ +3.7%
1889 564 2011 US$ +0.0%
1890 566 2011 US$ +0.4%
1891 580 2011 US$ +2.5%
1892 628 2011 US$ +8.3%
1893 606 2011 US$ -3.5%
1894 647 2011 US$ +6.8%
1895 642 2011 US$ -0.8%
1896 657 2011 US$ +2.3%
1897 545 2011 US$ -17.0%
1898 649 2011 US$ +19.1%
1899 451 2011 US$ -30.5%
1900 615 2011 US$ +36.4%
1901 641 2011 US$ +4.2%
1902 622 2011 US$ -3.0%
1903 634 2011 US$ +1.9%
1904 481 2011 US$ -24.1%
1905 676 2011 US$ +40.5%
1906 727 2011 US$ +7.5%
1907 587 2011 US$ -19.3%
1908 630 2011 US$ +7.3%
1909 617 2011 US$ -2.1%
1910 784 2011 US$ +27.1%
1911 762 2011 US$ -2.8%
1912 768 2011 US$ +0.8%
1913 767 2011 US$ -0.1%
1914 644 2011 US$ -16.0%
1920 465 2011 US$ -27.8%
1921 504 2011 US$ +8.4%
1922 561 2011 US$ +11.3%
1923 606 2011 US$ +8.0%
1924 606 2011 US$ +0.0%
1925 610 2011 US$ +0.7%
1926 668 2011 US$ +9.5%
1927 666 2011 US$ -0.3%
1928 646 2011 US$ -3.0%
1929 681 2011 US$ +5.4%
1930 671 2011 US$ -1.5%
1931 682 2011 US$ +1.6%
1932 618 2011 US$ -9.4%
1933 622 2011 US$ +0.6%
1934 628 2011 US$ +1.0%
1935 674 2011 US$ +7.3%
1936 693 2011 US$ +2.8%
1937 717 2011 US$ +3.5%
1938 701 2011 US$ -2.2%
1939 711 2011 US$ +1.4%
1940 692 2011 US$ -2.7%
1941 711 2011 US$ +2.7%
1942 658 2011 US$ -7.5%
1943 746 2011 US$ +13.4%
1944 564 2011 US$ -24.4%
1945 383 2011 US$ -32.1%
1946 373 2011 US$ -2.6%
1947 475 2011 US$ +27.3%
1948 1,301 2011 US$ +173.9%
1949 1,062 2011 US$ -18.3%
1950 824 2011 US$ -22.4%
1951 1,046 2011 US$ +26.9%
1952 1,031 2011 US$ -1.4%
1953 1,148 2011 US$ +11.3%
1954 1,165 2011 US$ +1.5%
1955 1,419 2011 US$ +21.8%
1956 1,223 2011 US$ -13.8%
1957 1,427 2011 US$ +16.7%
1958 1,323 2011 US$ -7.3%
1959 1,478 2011 US$ +11.7%
1960 1,605 2011 US$ +8.6%
1961 1,725 2011 US$ +7.5%
1962 1,776 2011 US$ +3.0%
1963 1,922 2011 US$ +8.2%
1964 2,098 2011 US$ +9.2%
1965 2,260 2011 US$ +7.7%
1966 2,499 2011 US$ +10.6%
1967 2,721 2011 US$ +8.9%
1968 2,860 2011 US$ +5.1%
1969 2,990 2011 US$ +4.5%
1970 3,258 2011 US$ +9.0%
1971 3,462 2011 US$ +6.3%
1972 3,867 2011 US$ +11.7%
1973 4,318 2011 US$ +11.7%
1974 4,317 2011 US$ -0.0%
1975 4,369 2011 US$ +1.2%
1976 4,809 2011 US$ +10.1%
1977 5,048 2011 US$ +5.0%
1978 5,464 2011 US$ +8.2%
1979 5,493 2011 US$ +0.5%
1980 5,482 2011 US$ -0.2%
1981 5,448 2011 US$ -0.6%
1982 5,638 2011 US$ +3.5%
1983 5,960 2011 US$ +5.7%
1984 6,295 2011 US$ +5.6%
1985 6,260 2011 US$ -0.6%
1986 6,378 2011 US$ +1.9%
1987 6,400 2011 US$ +0.3%
1988 6,338 2011 US$ -1.0%
1989 5,942 2011 US$ -6.2%
1990 5,596 2011 US$ -5.8%
1991 5,033 2011 US$ -10.1%
1992 4,818 2011 US$ -4.3%
1993 5,056 2011 US$ +4.9%
1994 5,427 2011 US$ +7.3%
1995 6,015 2011 US$ +10.8%
1996 6,476 2011 US$ +7.7%
1997 6,446 2011 US$ -0.5%
1998 6,407 2011 US$ -0.6%
1999 6,614 2011 US$ +3.2%
2000 7,090 2011 US$ +7.2%
2001 7,860 2011 US$ +10.9%
2002 8,674 2011 US$ +10.3%
2003 9,369 2011 US$ +8.0%
2004 10,531 2011 US$ +12.4%
2005 11,314 2011 US$ +7.4%
2006 12,823 2011 US$ +13.3%
2007 14,419 2011 US$ +12.4%
2008 16,347 2011 US$ +13.4%
2009 15,866 2011 US$ -2.9%
2010 16,377 2011 US$ +3.2%
2011 17,174 2011 US$ +4.9%
2012 17,174 2011 US$ +0.0%
2013 17,979 2011 US$ +4.7%
2014 18,515 2011 US$ +3.0%
2015 19,320 2011 US$ +4.3%
2016 17,782 2011 US$ -8.0%
2017 19,158 2011 US$ +7.7%
2018 20,126 2011 US$ +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 348.38 2011 US$ 295 2011 US$ 386 2011 US$ 8
1870s 413.3 2011 US$ 362 2011 US$ 461 2011 US$ 10
1880s 530.3 2011 US$ 427 2011 US$ 585 2011 US$ 10
1890s 597.1 2011 US$ 451 2011 US$ 657 2011 US$ 10
1900s 623 2011 US$ 481 2011 US$ 727 2011 US$ 10
1910s 745 2011 US$ 644 2011 US$ 784 2011 US$ 5
1920s 601.3 2011 US$ 465 2011 US$ 681 2011 US$ 10
1930s 671.7 2011 US$ 618 2011 US$ 717 2011 US$ 10
1940s 696.55 2011 US$ 373 2011 US$ 1,301 2011 US$ 10
1950s 1,208 2011 US$ 824 2011 US$ 1,478 2011 US$ 10
1960s 2,246 2011 US$ 1,605 2011 US$ 2,990 2011 US$ 10
1970s 4,440 2011 US$ 3,258 2011 US$ 5,493 2011 US$ 10
1980s 6,014 2011 US$ 5,448 2011 US$ 6,400 2011 US$ 10
1990s 5,789 2011 US$ 4,818 2011 US$ 6,614 2011 US$ 10
2000s 11,429 2011 US$ 7,090 2011 US$ 16,347 2011 US$ 10
2010s 18,178 2011 US$ 16,377 2011 US$ 20,126 2011 US$ 9

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 50 Croatia 22,012 2011 US$ compare
  2. 51 Uruguay 20,186 2011 US$ compare
  3. 52 Mauritius 20,139 2011 US$ compare
  4. 54 Montenegro 19,504 2011 US$ compare
  5. 55 Turkey 19,270 2011 US$ compare
  6. 56 Belarus 18,727 2011 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Romania?
History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Romania was 20,126 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 20,126 2011 US$ in 2018.
What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 295 2011 US$ in 1865.
How does Romania rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
Romania ranks 53rd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale
Unit
2011 US$
Source
Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
145 places, 17,704 data points, 1000–2018
Last refreshed

Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]