Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Romania
Romania: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Romania, 1991–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 9.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Romania peaked at 18.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 96th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.2% | — |
| 1999 | 18.3% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +83.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.3% | 17.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 10.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 93 Serbia 10.0% compare
- 94 Uzbekistan 9.8% compare
- 95 China 9.3% compare
- 96 Austria 9.0% compare
- 96 Belgium 9.0% compare
- 96 Bulgaria 9.0% compare
- 96 Croatia 9.0% compare
- 96 Cyprus 9.0% compare
- 96 Czechia 9.0% compare
- 96 Denmark 9.0% compare
- 96 Estonia 9.0% compare
- 96 Finland 9.0% compare
- 96 France 9.0% compare
- 96 Germany 9.0% compare
- 96 Greece 9.0% compare
- 96 Hungary 9.0% compare
- 96 Ireland 9.0% compare
- 96 Italy 9.0% compare
- 96 Latvia 9.0% compare
- 96 Lithuania 9.0% compare
- 96 Malta 9.0% compare
- 96 Netherlands 9.0% compare
- 96 Poland 9.0% compare
- 96 Portugal 9.0% compare
- 96 Slovakia 9.0% compare
- 96 Slovenia 9.0% compare
- 96 Spain 9.0% compare
- 96 Sweden 9.0% 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Romania?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in Romania was 9.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- Romania ranks 96th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary 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. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).