Romania vs United States: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 15.8% against 14.0% in United States, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States ahead.
Romania ranks 176th and United States ranks 179th of 197 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 49.3% | 7.3% | Romania |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 41.9% | 31.5% | Romania |
| 1990s | 38.9% | 31.9% | 7.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 21.6% | 17.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 1.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 1.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 15.8% against 14.0% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Romania and United States?
- 1.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for transport services?
- Romania ranks 176th and United States ranks 179th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.