Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Romania
Romania: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 5.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Romania, 1991–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 5.2% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Romania peaked at 17.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2020.
That places Romania 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.8% | — |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -65.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 5.4% | 16.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
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- 130 Finland 5.2% compare
- 130 France 5.2% compare
- 130 Germany 5.2% compare
- 130 Greece 5.2% compare
- 130 Hungary 5.2% compare
- 130 Ireland 5.2% compare
- 130 Italy 5.2% compare
- 130 Latvia 5.2% compare
- 130 Lithuania 5.2% compare
- 130 Malta 5.2% compare
- 130 Netherlands 5.2% compare
- 130 Poland 5.2% compare
- 130 Portugal 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovakia 5.2% compare
- 130 Slovenia 5.2% compare
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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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Romania?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Romania was 5.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Romania ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.