Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Romania
Romania: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 83.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Romania, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Romania stood at 83.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Romania peaked at 86.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1981.
That places Romania 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.6% | — |
| 1961 | 79.4% | +8.0% |
| 1962 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 78.6% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 77.2% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 73.8% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 75.6% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 77.6% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 76.8% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 79.2% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 74.2% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 65.9% | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 65.1% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 62.8% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 56.3% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 62.3% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 66.3% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 70.5% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 66.8% | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 70.7% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 74.3% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 72.3% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 65.5% | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 71.2% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 83.2% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 83.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 83.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.5% | 73.2% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 65.1% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 54.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.4% | 62.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 79.9% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 80.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.1% | 86.0% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Romania?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Romania was 83.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1981.
- How does Romania rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Romania ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.