Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Romania
Romania: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 13.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Romania, 1989–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Romania stood at 13.0%.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Romania peaked at 13.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1990.
Romania ranks 118th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.9% | — |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -78.2% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +410.0% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -43.3% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +65.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | +12.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 13.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Romania's 13.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +410.0% | 1.1% | 5.5% |
| 1990 | -78.2% | 4.9% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 1.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Romania?
- Food exports in Romania was 13.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for food exports?
- Romania ranks 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.