BUCHAREST - Romania’s business landscape demonstrated continued resilience in October 2025, with new company registrations outpacing business exits despite a significant churn rate, according to official registration data.

The data reveals a business ecosystem experiencing healthy turnover, with 15,874 new companies registered while 12,833 businesses exited the market through suspensions, dissolutions, and deregistrations . This resulted in a net growth of 3,041 businesses for the month .

Business Churn Analysis

The business churn rate—measuring the percentage of businesses exiting the market relative to new registrations—stood at 80.84% . While this figure indicates significant market turnover, the health ratio of 1.24 shows that for every business exit, Romania gained 1.24 new businesses.

The breakdown of business exits shows:

• 5,407 dissolutions
• 5,930 deregistrations
• 1,496 suspensions

Year-over-Year Comparison

Compared to October 2024, the business ecosystem shows mixed trends. While dissolutions increased slightly by 1.22% , deregistrations decreased significantly by 26.44% , and suspensions dropped by 10.69% .

Regional Patterns

Bucharest led in business dissolutions with 1,191 companies closing , followed by Ilfov (306) and Cluj (298). The same pattern emerged for business suspensions, with Bucharest (171), Cluj (94), and Bihor (80) showing the highest numbers.

Industry Stability and Growth

The data reveals which sectors are driving Romania’s business growth:

• Transport and storage led with 21,492 registrations
• Wholesale and retail trade followed with 20,294 registrations
• Professional, scientific, and technical activities accounted for 12,179 new businesses

The transport sector showed remarkable year-over-year growth of 60.33% , while manufacturing grew by 37.24% and hotels and restaurants increased by 24.91%.

Entity Type Distribution

Limited liability companies (SRLs) continued to dominate the business landscape with 9,342 registrations , followed by individual enterprises (PFAs) with 5,935 registrations.

Market Health Assessment

The Romanian business ecosystem shows signs of healthy dynamism rather than distress. The positive net growth of 3,041 businesses, combined with improving health ratio trends (+0.17) and net growth trends (+2,465), indicates a market that is successfully replacing exiting businesses with new ventures.

The high churn rate reflects normal market dynamics in a developing economy, where business turnover is expected as entrepreneurs test new ideas and markets adjust to changing conditions. The significant reduction in deregistrations compared to the previous year suggests improved business sustainability.

While the data shows substantial business exits, the consistent net positive growth and strong performance in key sectors like transport, manufacturing, and professional services indicate an economy that continues to attract entrepreneurial activity and investment.