Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Romania
Romania: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP was 61.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 61.9% for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Romania peaked at 77.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2009.
That places Romania 87th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.2% | — |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 54.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 65.7% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 61.9% | 77.6% | 5 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,508 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 9,180 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Romania?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Romania was 61.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Romania ranks 87th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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