Machinery and transport equipment in Romania
Romania: Machinery and transport equipment was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Romania, 1988–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Romania recorded 32.4% for machinery and transport equipment in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Romania peaked at 36.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 15th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23.0% | — |
| 1989 | 21.3% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | -24.1% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +60.6% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +20.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 32.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Romania's 32.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +60.6% | 16.2% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 13.8% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 13.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 27.0% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 27.0% | 33.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 803.14 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 9.37 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 492.84 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in Romania?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Romania was 32.4% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Romania ranks 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).