Editing Economy of Romania (section)

====IT and other Industry====
Romania has been successful in developing its industrial sector in recent years. Industry and construction accounted for 32% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2003, a comparatively large share even without taking into account related services. The sector employed 26.4% of the workforce. Romania excels in the production of [[automobiles]], [[machine tools]], and chemicals. In 2013, some 410,997 [[List of countries by motor vehicle production|automobiles]] were produced in Romania, up from 78,165 in 2000. As of 2018, the turnover generated by Romania's automobile industry was estimated at 28 billion Euros, with 230,000 Romanians employed in the sector.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-automotive-industry-2018 |department=Daily News |title=Romania's automotive industry up 20% in 2018 |date=5 February 2019 |work=Romania Insider |access-date=16 September 2020 }}</ref>

In 2004 Romania enjoyed one of the largest world market share in machine tools (5.3%).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiprop |first=Joseph |date=2018-07-27 |title=What Are The Biggest Industries In Romania? |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-biggest-industries-in-romania.html |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=WorldAtlas |language=en-US}}</ref> Romanian-based companies such as [[Automobile Dacia|Dacia]], [[Petrom]], [[Rompetrol]], [[Bitdefender]], [[Romstal]] and [[Mobexpert]] have expanded operations throughout the region. However, small- to medium-sized manufacturing firms form the bulk of Romania's industrial sector.

Industrial output growth was 6.9% year-on-year in December 2009, making it the highest in the EU-27 zone which averaged −1.9%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.financiarul.ro/2010/02/15/romania-reports-highest-december-2009-industrial-output-growth-in-eu27-2/|title=Romania reports highest December 2009 industrial output growth in EU27 – FINANCIARUL – ultimele stiri din Finante, Banci, Economie, Imobiliare si IT|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-date=5 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705111312/http://www.financiarul.ro/2010/02/15/romania-reports-highest-december-2009-industrial-output-growth-in-eu27-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Romania has the third-highest percentage of women working in information and communications technologies (ICT) in Europe. 29% of their workforce is made up of women.<ref name="qz.com"/>