Romania's eight planning regions each group together several of Romania's 41 counties. They were created in 1998 but have no important powers. Their main task is to coordinate regional development projects and manage EU funds.
Nevertheless, the economic and population data of the planning regions are one of many interesting evaluation criteria for finding a location in Romania. On this page we briefly introduce the Romanian planning regions.
The region consists of Ilfov County and the city of Bucharest. It is embedded, like an island, in the structurally weak planning region of southern Romania, but is economically by far the strongest region in Romania.
The gross domestic product is 168% of the EU average and, at EUR 24,200 per capita, almost two and a half times higher than the average GDP in Romania.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which has seen a population decline (emigration) of 4.88% from 2011 to 2021, the Bucharest-Ilfov region is the only one in Romania with in-migration (+2.19%).
Urbanisation is 88.0 % and is the highest in Romania.
It is by far the economically strongest region. However, due to the high prices for investments, we recommend Northwest Romania or West Romania.
The region consists of the six Romanian counties of Alba, Brașov, Covasna, Harghita, Mureș and Sibiu. It includes the part of the country also known as Transylvania or Transylvania. The well-known cities in this region include Alba Iuli (German: Karlsburg), Brașov (German: Kronstadt) and Sibiu (German: Hermannstadt).
The gross domestic product is 65.4% of the EU average and, at EUR 9,900 per capita, is one of the highest GDPs in Romania.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which has seen a population decline (emigration) of 4.88 % from 2011 to 2021, this is far better than the national trend in central Romania, at 2.54 %.
Urbanisation is 57 %, slightly above the Romanian average.
Central Romania is an economically strong region whose development we also see as positive in the coming years.
The region consists of the six Romanian counties of Bacău, Botoșani, Iași, Neamț, Suceava and Vaslui. It covers the north-eastern part of the country and is located on the external border with Moldova and Ukraine. Well-known cities in this region include Bacău, Botoșani, Iași and Suceava.
The gross domestic product is 50% of the EU average and the lowest GDP in Romania at EUR 6,600 per capita.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which has a population decline (emigration) of 4.88 % from 2011 to 2021, this is slightly higher than the national trend in Northeast Romania, at 4.59 %.
Urbanisation is 42 %, one of the lowest in Romania.
Northeast Romania is an economically very weak region for which we cannot make a recommendation.
The region consists of the six Romanian counties of Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Cluj, Maramureș, Satu Mare and Sălaj. It covers the northwestern part of the country and is located on the external border with Hungary and Ukraine. Well-known cities in this region include Oradea, Cluj-Napoca, Satu Mare, Baia Mare and Zalău.
The gross domestic product is 64% of the EU average and, at EUR 9,800 per capita, is one of the highest GDPs in Romania.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which has a population decline (emigration) of 4.88 % from 2011 to 2021, this is far better than the national trend in Northwest Romania, at 2.52 %.
Urbanisation is 52.1%, which is about the same as the Romanian average.
Northwest Romania is an economically strong region whose development we also see as positive in the coming years.
The region consists of the six Romanian counties of Brăila, Buzău, Constanța, Galați, Tulcea and Vrancea. It covers the north-eastern part of the country and is located on the external border with Moldova and Ukraine. Well-known cities in this region include Constanța and Galați.
The gross domestic product is 58% of the EU average and, at EUR 8,700 per capita, corresponds to Romania's median GDP.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which recorded a population decline (emigration) of 4.88 % between 2011 and 2021, this is far worse than the national trend in south-eastern Romania, at 8.33 %.
Urbanisation is below the Romanian average at 53 %.
Southeast Romania is an economically very weak region for which we cannot make any recommendation.
The region consists of the seven Romanian counties of Argeș, Călărași, Dâmbovița, Giurgiu, Ialomița, Prahova and Teleorman. It covers the southern part of the country and is located on the external border with Bulgaria. Well-known cities in this region include Ploiești and Târgoviște.
The gross domestic product is ? % of the EU average and, at EUR 8,100 per capita, is one of the lowest GDPs in Romania.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which has a population decline (emigration) of 4.88% from 2011 to 2021, this is much worse than the national trend in Southwest Romania, at 9.35%.
Urbanisation is 39.3%, the lowest in Romania.
South Romania is an economically very weak region for which we cannot make any recommendation.
The region consists of the five Romanian counties of Dolj, Gorj, Mehedinți, Olt and Vâlcea. It covers the south-western part of the country and is located on the external border with Serbia and Bulgaria. Among the well-known cities in this region are Craiova and Târgu Jiu.
The GDP is 54% of the EU average and one of the lowest in Romania, at EUR 7,900 per capita.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which has a population decline (emigration) of 4.88% from 2011 to 2021, this is much worse than the national trend in Southwest Romania, at 9.73%.
Urbanisation is 45.4%, well below the Romanian average.
Southwest Romania is an economically very weak region for which we cannot give a recommendation.
The region consists of the four Romanian counties of Arad, Caraș-Severin, Hunedoara and Timiș. It covers the western part of the country and is located on the external border with Hungary and Serbia. Well-known cities in this region include Arad and Timișoara (German: Temeschwar).
The GDP is 71% of the EU average and one of the highest in Romania, at EUR 10,800 per capita.
In contrast to Romania as a whole, which has a population decline (emigration) of 4.88 % from 2011 to 2021, this is slightly better than the national trend in western Romania at 4.01 %.
Urbanisation is 53.6 %, which is roughly in line with the Romanian average.
Western Romania is an economically strong region whose development we also see as positive in the coming years.
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