Merchandise trade in Romania
Romania: Merchandise trade was 59.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Romania, 1987–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Romania recorded 59.5% for merchandise trade in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Romania peaked at 77.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1990.
That places Romania 86th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 49.4% | — |
| 1988 | 47.1% | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 32.8% | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 35.3% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 42.8% | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 59.5% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.4% | 45.7% | 49.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 32.8% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 54.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 65.7% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 59.5% | 77.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More private sector data for Romania
- 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$), annual growth rate 8.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 7,678 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Romania?
- Merchandise trade in Romania was 59.5% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for merchandise trade?
- Romania ranks 86th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.