Share of imports that come from China in Romania
Romania: Share of imports that come from China was 7.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.0%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
170th
of 206 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2025
All-time low
0.9%
in 1994
Years of data
68
1958–2025
Share of imports that come from China in Romania, 1958–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 7.0% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 68 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Romania peaked at 7.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1994.
Romania ranks 170th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 3.6% | — |
| 1959 | 6.2% | +71.4% |
| 1960 | 4.0% | -36.4% |
| 1961 | 2.7% | -32.8% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -53.5% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | +35.5% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | +32.0% |
| 1967 | 2.7% | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | +26.9% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +31.6% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -22.3% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +18.8% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -20.1% |
| 1987 | 4.3% | +37.0% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -34.8% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -49.8% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -41.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +21.9% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +41.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +32.3% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +12.4% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | +13.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 75% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Romania's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 72% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.9% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More economy & growth data for Romania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -27.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 197.24 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 144.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Romania?
- Share of imports that come from china in Romania was 7.0% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1994.
- How does Romania rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Romania ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.