Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania
Romania: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 8.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania stood at 8.1%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.1% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania peaked at 56.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2025.
Romania ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56.6% | — |
| 2008 | 48.3% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | -48.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -48.1% | 15.6% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 45.8% | 56.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 23.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 8.1% | 23.5% | 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 persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Romania was 8.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Romania ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a personal car. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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