Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) in Romania
Romania: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) was 5.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Romania, 2007–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Romania is 5.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Romania peaked at 12.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2017.
Romania ranks 121st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.9% | — |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -47.9% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 5.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Romania's 5.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -47.9% | 11.1% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 12.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 118 Ukraine 7.6% compare
- 119 North Macedonia 7.3% compare
- 120 Albania 6.3% compare
- 121 Austria 5.8% compare
- 121 Belgium 5.8% compare
- 121 Bulgaria 5.8% compare
- 121 Croatia 5.8% compare
- 121 Cyprus 5.8% compare
- 121 Czechia 5.8% compare
- 121 Denmark 5.8% compare
- 121 Estonia 5.8% compare
- 121 Finland 5.8% compare
- 121 France 5.8% compare
- 121 Germany 5.8% compare
- 121 Greece 5.8% compare
- 121 Hungary 5.8% compare
- 121 Ireland 5.8% compare
- 121 Italy 5.8% compare
- 121 Latvia 5.8% compare
- 121 Lithuania 5.8% compare
- 121 Malta 5.8% compare
- 121 Netherlands 5.8% compare
- 121 Poland 5.8% compare
- 121 Portugal 5.8% compare
- 121 Slovakia 5.8% compare
- 121 Slovenia 5.8% compare
- 121 Spain 5.8% compare
- 121 Sweden 5.8% compare
- 121 United Kingdom 5.8% compare
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 77.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 35.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 50.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Romania?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Romania was 5.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2017.
- How does Romania rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Romania ranks 121st out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).