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Romanian Business Landscape Shows Dramatic Shift in Entity Preferences as SRL Dominance Continues

July 2025 Analysis Reveals Strong Growth Across All Major Business Structures

Romania’s entrepreneurial landscape underwent significant transformation in July 2025, with business registrations showing remarkable growth across most entity types, particularly among individual enterprises and limited liability companies. The data reveals a clear preference for flexible business structures that offer limited liability protection while maintaining operational simplicity.

SRL Maintains Dominant Position

Limited liability companies (SRL) continued to be the preferred choice for Romanian entrepreneurs, accounting for 10,832 in July 2025. This represents a substantial 110.58% increase compared to the same period last year, when 5,144.

Romanian Business Registration Quarterly Report: Q2 2025 Shows Strong Growth Momentum

July 2025 - Romania’s business registration landscape demonstrated robust growth throughout the second quarter of 2025, with July marking a particularly strong performance that capped off a period of sustained entrepreneurial activity. The data reveals a business ecosystem that continues to expand despite ongoing market adjustments.

Quarterly Performance Overview

The second quarter of 2025 showed consistent growth momentum, with July delivering the strongest performance of the quarter. Total registrations reached 15,168, representing a remarkable 117.7% year-over-year increase compared to July 2024. This followed solid performances in May (12,879 registrations) and June (11,765 registrations), creating a quarterly total of approximately 39,812 new business registrations.

Romanian Business Registration Surge Continues in July 2025, But Exit Rates Rise

BUCHAREST - Romania’s business landscape showed continued strength in July 2025, with company registrations reaching 15,168, marking a dramatic 117.7% increase compared to the same month last year. However, the data reveals a more complex picture when business exits are factored in, with the overall business churn rate reaching 93%.

Robust Registration Growth Across All Major Categories

The year-over-year comparison shows explosive growth across nearly all business entity types. Limited liability companies (SRLs) led the way with 10,832, representing a 110.6% increase from July 2024. Individual enterprises (PFAs) showed even stronger growth, surging 148.6% to 3,886 registrations.

Romanian Business Registrations Surge 118% in July 2025, But Exit Rates Also Climb

BUCHAREST - Romania’s business landscape showed remarkable dynamism in July 2025, with company registrations more than doubling compared to the same period last year, though the surge in new business formation was accompanied by a significant increase in business closures and exits.

Registration Boom Across All Major Categories

July 2025 saw 15,168, representing a staggering 117.68% increase from July 2024’s 6,968. This dramatic year-over-year growth suggests a robust entrepreneurial environment, though the data requires careful interpretation given the structural disruptions of the pandemic years.

Romanian Business Sector Trends: Logistics Boom Drives Record July Registrations

Bucharest, August 2025 - Romania’s business landscape showed remarkable dynamism in July 2025, with the logistics and transportation sector emerging as the clear growth leader, while traditional sectors like agriculture faced significant headwinds. The data reveals a nation rapidly adapting to evolving economic realities, with regional disparities highlighting different development trajectories across the country.

Sector Spotlight: The Logistics Revolution

The most striking development in July was the explosive growth in the transport and storage sector, which recorded 14,065 - a staggering 51.35% increase compared to July 2024. This sector now stands as the second-largest by registration volume, just behind wholesale and retail trade.

Capital vs Provinces: Bucharest-Ilfov Continues to Dominate Romania's Business Landscape in June 2025

Analysis of regional business registration data reveals persistent economic centralization despite growth in key provincial centers

Romania’s business ecosystem showed continued concentration around the capital region in June 2025, with Bucharest-Ilfov accounting for nearly 30% of all new company registrations while several provincial counties demonstrated remarkable growth momentum.

Capital Region Maintains Dominance

The Bucharest-Ilfov metropolitan area recorded a combined 3,362, representing 28.6% of the national total of 11,765. Bucharest alone accounted for 2,682 registrations, while neighboring Ilfov county added 680 new businesses.

Romanian Business Ecosystem Shows Signs of Stress as Exits Outpace New Registrations in June 2025

BUCHAREST - Romania’s business landscape experienced a concerning shift in June 2025, with company exits surpassing new registrations for the first time in recent months, indicating potential stress in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The Churn Reality

June 2025 saw 11,765 while 12,601 companies exited the market through suspensions, dissolutions,. This resulted in a net loss of 836 businesses and a churn rate of 107.11% - meaning for every 100 new businesses created, 107 exited the market.

Romanian Business Entity Structure Shifts: PFA Surge Outpaces SRL Growth in June 2025

BUCHAREST - Romania’s business registration landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, with individual entrepreneurs increasingly opting for PFA (Authorized Physical Person) structures over traditional limited liability companies, according to June 2025 registration data.

The latest figures reveal a dramatic 76.65% year-over-year increase in PFA registrations, far outpacing the more modest 11.29% growth in SRL (Limited Liability Company) formations. This shift suggests changing preferences among Romanian entrepreneurs toward more flexible business structures.

Romanian Business Registration Report: Q2 2025 Shows Strong Growth Despite Market Churn

BUCHAREST - Romania’s business landscape demonstrated robust growth in the second quarter of 2025, with company registrations showing significant year-over-year increases across most months, though the market continues to experience substantial business churn according to official registration data.

Quarterly Performance Overview

The second quarter of 2025 saw a total of 36,125 new company registrations across April, May, and June, representing a strong recovery from the same period last year. The quarter displayed a clear upward trajectory, with May emerging as the strongest month with 12,879, followed by June with 11,765 and April with 11,481.

Romanian Business Registrations Show Strong Growth in June 2025 Despite Elevated Exit Rates

BUCHAREST - Romania’s business landscape demonstrated robust growth in June 2025, with company registrations surging 22.8% compared to the same period last year, according to official registration data. However, the positive registration figures were tempered by elevated business exit rates, creating a mixed picture of the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Registration Momentum Continues

June 2025 saw 11,765, marking a significant increase from the 9,583. This represents the strongest June performance since the pandemic period, when business formation patterns were disrupted by lockdown measures.