Romania

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RO · ROU · BACI 642 · latest data 2024

Exports

$102.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $102,096 M27.5% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$137.7B USD, nominal · 2024

= $137,695 M40.7% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$35.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$35,599 M

Total trade

$239.8B USD, nominal · 2024

= $239,790 M34.8% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #39 of 225 exporters · top 25% · #35 of 225 importers · top 25% · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.3 pp

Trade timeline

Romania's exports grew from $9.1B in 1995 to $102.1B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$35.6B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Romania per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$9,079 M	$10,773 M	−$1,694 M	$19,853 M
1996	$9,319 M	$11,994 M	−$2,676 M	$21,313 M
1997	$9,950 M	$11,536 M	−$1,586 M	$21,486 M
1998	$9,980 M	$12,348 M	−$2,368 M	$22,328 M
1999	$10,145 M	$11,038 M	−$893 M	$21,184 M
2000	$12,034 M	$13,571 M	−$1,537 M	$25,605 M
2001	$13,602 M	$16,204 M	−$2,602 M	$29,806 M
2002	$16,301 M	$18,786 M	−$2,485 M	$35,087 M
2003	$20,569 M	$24,917 M	−$4,347 M	$45,486 M
2004	$26,870 M	$33,961 M	−$7,091 M	$60,831 M
2005	$30,595 M	$41,524 M	−$10,929 M	$72,119 M
2006	$35,212 M	$52,649 M	−$17,436 M	$87,861 M
2007	$39,402 M	$69,407 M	−$30,005 M	$108,809 M
2008	$48,786 M	$82,824 M	−$34,038 M	$131,610 M
2009	$41,324 M	$53,931 M	−$12,607 M	$95,254 M
2010	$50,991 M	$61,948 M	−$10,957 M	$112,939 M
2011	$63,196 M	$75,685 M	−$12,489 M	$138,881 M
2012	$59,683 M	$69,565 M	−$9,882 M	$129,249 M
2013	$66,832 M	$72,059 M	−$5,227 M	$138,891 M
2014	$73,478 M	$76,342 M	−$2,863 M	$149,820 M
2015	$63,720 M	$68,939 M	−$5,218 M	$132,659 M
2016	$66,995 M	$73,372 M	−$6,376 M	$140,367 M
2017	$73,809 M	$83,296 M	−$9,487 M	$157,106 M
2018	$83,962 M	$98,873 M	−$14,911 M	$182,835 M
2019	$80,102 M	$97,848 M	−$17,746 M	$177,951 M
2020	$73,125 M	$92,938 M	−$19,813 M	$166,062 M
2021	$89,415 M	$116,069 M	−$26,654 M	$205,484 M
2022	$101,089 M	$134,399 M	−$33,310 M	$235,488 M
2023	$104,451 M	$133,496 M	−$29,046 M	$237,947 M
2024	$102,096 M	$137,694 M	−$35,599 M	$239,790 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.2% in 1995 to 0.4% in 2024; export rank #51 → #39.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Romania per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.18%	0.21%	#51	#48
1996	0.17%	0.22%	#52	#47
1997	0.18%	0.21%	#52	#50
1998	0.18%	0.22%	#50	#49
1999	0.18%	0.19%	#53	#51
2000	0.18%	0.21%	#55	#50
2001	0.22%	0.26%	#50	#48
2002	0.25%	0.28%	#50	#43
2003	0.27%	0.33%	#49	#43
2004	0.29%	0.37%	#50	#43
2005	0.29%	0.40%	#50	#42
2006	0.29%	0.44%	#51	#40
2007	0.28%	0.50%	#53	#39
2008	0.30%	0.51%	#55	#41
2009	0.33%	0.43%	#52	#41
2010	0.34%	0.41%	#52	#45
2011	0.35%	0.42%	#53	#41
2012	0.33%	0.39%	#54	#44
2013	0.37%	0.40%	#53	#45
2014	0.40%	0.42%	#46	#41
2015	0.40%	0.43%	#43	#40
2016	0.43%	0.47%	#39	#40
2017	0.42%	0.47%	#40	#38
2018	0.44%	0.52%	#41	#36
2019	0.43%	0.53%	#40	#35
2020	0.43%	0.54%	#40	#36
2021	0.42%	0.54%	#41	#36
2022	0.42%	0.56%	#43	#35
2023	0.46%	0.59%	#40	#35
2024	0.45%	0.60%	#39	#35

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Trading partners

Germany was Romania's top trading partner in 2024, at 18.2% of total trade; the top five partners covered 42.4%.

Year

Top partner share: 18.2%
Top-5 share: 42.4%
Partners: 208
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.062

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Germany $18.6B

Italy $8.8B

France $7.0B

United Kingdom $5.1B

Türkiye $4.0B

United States $4.0B

Hungary $4.0B

Poland $3.6B

Czechia $3.4B

Spain $2.7B

Netherlands $2.6B

Austria $2.5B

Bulgaria $2.5B

China $2.4B

Slovakia $2.2B

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Top partners of Romania in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Germany	$18,606 M	$25,059 M	$43,665 M	−$6,453 M
#2	Italy	$8,799 M	$11,160 M	$19,959 M	−$2,361 M
#3	Hungary	$3,950 M	$9,003 M	$12,953 M	−$5,052 M
#4	France	$7,032 M	$5,706 M	$12,737 M	$1,326 M
#5	Poland	$3,599 M	$8,689 M	$12,288 M	−$5,090 M
#6	Türkiye	$4,029 M	$7,788 M	$11,817 M	−$3,760 M
#7	China	$2,441 M	$8,782 M	$11,223 M	−$6,341 M
#8	Bulgaria	$2,454 M	$6,035 M	$8,489 M	−$3,580 M
#9	Netherlands	$2,601 M	$5,775 M	$8,376 M	−$3,175 M
#10	Czechia	$3,406 M	$3,940 M	$7,346 M	−$535 M
#11	Spain	$2,720 M	$4,116 M	$6,836 M	−$1,397 M
#12	Austria	$2,539 M	$4,181 M	$6,721 M	−$1,642 M
#13	United Kingdom	$5,126 M	$1,349 M	$6,475 M	$3,777 M
#14	United States	$4,021 M	$1,439 M	$5,460 M	$2,582 M
#15	Slovakia	$2,168 M	$2,836 M	$5,004 M	−$668 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Romania's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Romania's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.071 → 0.061, a diversified export base across 193 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Romania per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.071	0.072	165	135
1996	0.072	0.077	168	154
1997	0.077	0.078	176	157
1998	0.093	0.083	173	161
1999	0.099	0.090	170	168
2000	0.088	0.086	182	175
2001	0.098	0.087	185	190
2002	0.094	0.085	184	185
2003	0.092	0.082	187	175
2004	0.081	0.073	193	191
2005	0.072	0.068	185	200
2006	0.071	0.068	187	198
2007	0.064	0.069	182	172
2008	0.060	0.065	192	168
2009	0.071	0.066	190	167
2010	0.065	0.064	190	169
2011	0.066	0.065	195	168
2012	0.062	0.066	194	168
2013	0.060	0.069	194	175
2014	0.062	0.069	196	172
2015	0.063	0.072	198	165
2016	0.067	0.074	202	172
2017	0.074	0.072	200	173
2018	0.074	0.073	197	179
2019	0.072	0.072	198	174
2020	0.070	0.075	198	169
2021	0.062	0.074	199	175
2022	0.061	0.064	199	173
2023	0.065	0.067	199	198
2024	0.061	0.066	193	201

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