Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 45/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 66.4/100 #55
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.605
- HDI
- 0.845
- Regional blocs
- EU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-presidential republic
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Romania | NicuΘor Dan |
| Prime Minister of Romania | Ilie Bolojan |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 1.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 10.3/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.3% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
56th pct
Rule of law (2023)
64th pct
Corruption control (2023)
56th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
47th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
63th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
62th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 45 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.605
- Liberal
- 0.464
- Participatory
- 0.416
- Deliberative
- 0.294
- Egalitarian
- 0.424
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 66.4 / 100
- Global rank
- #55 / 180
- Rank change
- -6 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- UE Balkans
- Political #53
- 57.4
- Economic #72
- 45.2
- Legal #50
- 70.8
- Social #54
- 71.4
- Safety #57
- 87.3
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66.4 | 55 | 57.4 | 45.2 | 70.8 | 71.4 | 87.3 |
| 2024 | 68.5 | 49 | 61.9 | 48.2 | 70.5 | 73.4 | 88.2 |
| 2023 | 69.0 | 53 | 59.7 | 49.2 | 71.9 | 81.4 | 83.0 |
| 2022 | 68.5 | 56 | 66.8 | 46.8 | 76.5 | 81.7 | 70.6 |
| 2021 | 75.1 | 48 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 74.1 | 48 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 74.3 | 47 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 76.4 | 44 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 75.5 | 46 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 75.7 | 49 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 50.0 |
| 2015 | 75.1 | 52 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | 79.2 |
| 2014 | 76.5 | 45 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
| 2013 | 77.0 | 42 | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |