Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Romania
Romania: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 49.5% 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 imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Romania is 49.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Romania peaked at 58.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1989.
Romania ranks 51st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.8% | — |
| 1972 | 45.8% | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 24.1% | -47.3% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | -35.0% |
| 1977 | 25.6% | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 22.7% | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 10.0% | -55.9% |
| 1980 | 7.7% | -23.5% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +25.3% |
| 1983 | 16.9% | +107.7% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -59.8% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | +70.3% |
| 1987 | 8.3% | -30.6% |
| 1988 | 13.8% | +64.7% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -62.8% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +176.0% |
| 1991 | 31.9% | +125.9% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 37.6% | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -42.2% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +74.7% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 40.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 48.0% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | +3.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 49.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Romania's 49.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.1%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +176.0% | 5.1% | 14.1% |
| 1991 | +125.9% | 14.1% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 10.0% | 51.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 5.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 14.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 17.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 48.2% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 46.9% | 58.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 computer, communications and other services in Romania?
- Computer, communications and other services in Romania was 49.5% 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 58.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Romania ranks 51st 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 down 12.7%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.