This Economic Survey was prepared by Ben Conigrave and Ivana Capozza under the supervision of Philip Hemmings. Béatrice Guérard provided research assistance. Michelle Ortiz provided editorial support. The Survey benefited from useful comments by Luiz de Mello and Isabell Koske, Director and Deputy Director of the Country Studies Branch in the Economics Department, and colleagues from the OECD Directorates for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; Environment; Financial and Enterprise Affairs; and the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration.
On 25 January 2022, the OECD Council decided to open accession discussions with Romania as well as five other countries (Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia and Peru). On 10 June 2022, the Council at Ministerial Level adopted the Roadmap for the Accession Process of Romania [C/MIN(2022)22/FINAL], setting out the terms, conditions and process for the accession of Romania. In accordance with this Roadmap, 26 OECD technical committees, composed of expert policy-makers from each of the 38 OECD Members, will conduct an in-depth assessment of Romania’s legislation, policies and practices against OECD legal instruments and OECD best policies and practices covering multiple areas of government policy, including economic policy but also labour market and social policy, education, and health.
The overarching objective of the OECD accession process is to promote Romania’s convergence with OECD standards, best policies and best practices, resulting in better outcomes for OECD Members as well as for Romania and its citizens. Throughout the accession process, the OECD will work closely with Romania to support the adoption of long-lasting reforms for this purpose.
The Economic Survey of Romania was discussed at a meeting of the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) on 16 January 2024 and is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The cut-off date for data used in the Survey is 5 March 2024. The previous Survey of Romania was issued in January 2022. Information on other Surveys and how they are prepared is available at www.oecd.org/economy/surveys/.
Publication of this document, and the analysis and recommendations contained therein, do not prejudge in any way the results of the review of Romania by the Economic and Development Review Committee as part of its process of accession to the OECD.