Computer, communications and other services in Romania
Romania: Computer, communications and other services was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Romania, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Romania recorded 61.5% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Romania peaked at 70.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1994.
Romania ranks 29th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.1% | — |
| 1972 | 20.8% | -42.5% |
| 1973 | 16.0% | -23.0% |
| 1974 | 18.6% | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 27.2% | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | -32.0% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 19.3% | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | +44.0% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | +23.2% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | +34.7% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | +58.9% |
| 1992 | 37.3% | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | -54.8% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +45.2% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 35.7% | +64.1% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 35.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +68.6% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 59.1% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 16.0% | 36.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 20.0% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 16.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 35.1% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 56.4% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 59.1% | 64.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 146.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 109.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,738 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Romania?
- Computer, communications and other services in Romania was 61.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1994.
- How does Romania rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.