Trade in Romania
Romania: Trade was 76.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 76.2% for trade in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Romania peaked at 93.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1991.
Romania ranks 110th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Trade in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.9% | — |
| 1991 | 39.1% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +63.5% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 56.3% | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 63.2% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 53.8% | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 76.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.1% | 39.1% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 48.5% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 70.0% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 76.2% | 93.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 107 Ukraine 77.2% compare
- 108 Iraq 77.1% compare
- 109 Paraguay 76.5% compare
- 111 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75.1% compare
- 112 Equatorial Guinea 74.9% compare
- 113 Palestine, State of 74.8% compare
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 15,369 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 20,304 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 8.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 90,771 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Romania?
- Trade in Romania was 76.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1991.
- How does Romania rank for trade?
- Romania ranks 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.