Africa Eastern and Southern vs Romania: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Africa Eastern and Southern
45.4%
in 2023
Romania
78.9%
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
41st
Romania rank
44th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Romania
020406080196019912023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 78.9% against 45.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 33.5%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Romania ranks 44th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 77.8% 84.6% 6.8% Romania
1970s 75.8% 75.8% 0.0% Romania
1980s 78.7% 51.7% 26.9% Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 67.1% 80.3% 13.3% Romania
2000s 60.5% 83.5% 23.0% Romania
2010s 49.0% 82.8% 33.8% Romania
2020s 44.6% 80.0% 35.3% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Africa Eastern and Southern or Romania?
Romania, at 78.9% against 45.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania?
33.5%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Romania rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Romania ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Romania: Merchandise imports from high-income economies. Statizoid, drawing on Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-imports/africa-eastern-and-southern/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-from-high-income-economies-percent-of-total-merchandise-imports/africa-eastern-and-southern/romania/">Africa Eastern and Southern vs Romania: Merchandise imports from high-income economies</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.