FX.co ★ Romania Economy Recovers in Q3

Romania’s economy grew by 0.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, defying market expectations of a 1.1% contraction and recovering from a 0.2% decline in the previous quarter. According to preliminary estimates, this was also the first annual increase in economic output recorded this year. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, GDP expanded by 2.1% in the third quarter, the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2022, following a stagnant performance in the preceding three-month period.