Trade in services (% of GDP) in Romania
Romania: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 20.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Romania, 1987–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Romania is 20.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Romania peaked at 21.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1989.
That places Romania 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.4% | — |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +42.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +71.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +5.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 20.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 62% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Romania's 20.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 64% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +71.0% | 9.0% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 3.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 11.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 17.4% | 21.6% | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0058 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Romania?
- Trade in services in Romania was 20.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for trade in services?
- Romania ranks 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.