Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Romania: GDP per unit of energy use

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
14.78 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Romania
28.73 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
13th
Romania rank
14th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 28.73 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 14.78 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 13.95 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Romania ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 2.76 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.1566 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 4.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.78 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 1.34 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Romania
2010s 8.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 13.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Romania
2020s 12.56 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 23.89 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 11.34 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Romania?
Romania, at 28.73 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 14.78 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Romania?
13.95 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Romania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Romania rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th and Romania ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.