Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Romania
Romania: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 78.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Romania, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Romania recorded 78.9% for merchandise imports from high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Romania peaked at 89.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1985.
Romania ranks 44th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 81.2% | — |
| 1961 | 83.2% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 84.8% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 81.8% | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 85.3% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 83.6% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 85.5% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 88.7% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 86.2% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 85.7% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 84.0% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 81.2% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 78.9% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 77.3% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 70.1% | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 73.0% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 61.1% | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 60.8% | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | +31.4% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 69.9% | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 74.4% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 80.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 87.3% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 78.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 78.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +31.4% | 43.5% | 57.1% |
| 1990 | +29.4% | 54.0% | 69.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.6% | 81.2% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.8% | 61.1% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 43.5% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 69.9% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 80.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.2% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 78.7% | 81.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80.6% compare
- 42 United Kingdom 79.6% compare
- 43 Antigua and Barbuda 79.4% compare
- 45 Norway 77.9% compare
- 46 Gambia 77.7% compare
- 47 Nauru 76.6% compare
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 imports from high-income economies in Romania?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Romania was 78.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1985.
- How does Romania rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Romania ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.