Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Romania
Romania: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 10.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Food imports in Romania, 1989–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Romania recorded 10.5% for food imports in 2025.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Romania peaked at 15.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1989.
That places Romania 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.2% | — |
| 1990 | 11.9% | +182.3% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | -37.2% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +39.9% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 10.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 81% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Romania's 10.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 84% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food imports (% of merchandise 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 | +182.3% | 4.2% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 6.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- Merchandise trade 59.5% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Romania?
- Food imports in Romania was 10.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1989.
- How does Romania rank for food imports?
- Romania ranks 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.