Ethiopia (ETH) and Romania (ROU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Ethiopia-Romania Trade: In 2023, Ethiopia exported $1.92M to Romania. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Romania were Dried Legumes ($1.06M), Coffee ($485k), and Polyacetals ($189k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $783k in 2018 to $1.92M in 2023.

In 2023, Ethiopia did not export any services to Romania.

Romania-Ethiopia Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $29.6M to Ethiopia. The main products that Romania exported to Ethiopia were Wheat ($26.3M), Electrical Control Boards ($1.44M), and Packaged Medicaments ($431k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.2%, from $119M in 2018 to $29.6M in 2023.

In 2023, Romania did not export any services to Ethiopia.

Comparison: In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 101 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.84), and 137 in total exports ($3.97B). That same year, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B).

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Ethiopia exported $1.92M to Romania. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Romania were Dried Legumes ($1.06M), Coffee ($485k), and Polyacetals ($189k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 19.6%, from $783k in 2018 to $1.92M in 2023.

In 2018, Romania exported $29.6M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Romania to Ethiopia were Wheat ($26.3M), Electrical Control Boards ($1.44M), and Packaged Medicaments ($431k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 24.2%, from $119M in 2023 to $29.6M in 2018.

Exports from Ethiopia () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Ethiopia () (2023)

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Trade between Ethiopia () and Romania ()

Ethiopia Exports

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Ethiopia
Top DestinationUnited States$487M

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$19.9B

This map shows whether countries import more from Ethiopia or Romania. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Ethiopia and Romania or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Romania included Somalia ($142M), Kenya ($109M), and Djibouti ($155M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Ethiopia included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

Difference in imports from Romania () and Ethiopia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Romania

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This chart compares trade between Ethiopia and Romania by product, considering products traded by both, Ethiopia and Romania.

During 2023, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.59M), Plastics and Rubbers ($302k), and Textiles ($12.1k).

During 2018, Romania had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($26.3M), Machines ($1.97M), and Chemical Products ($657k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Romania+$251kDried Legumes

Top Product Potential Romania Ethiopia+$6.81MWheat

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Competitive Landscape

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Ethiopia and Romania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Romania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Romania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Ethiopia () to Romania () (2023)

Exports from Romania () to Ethiopia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia () and Romania ()

Ethiopia Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Romania () and Ethiopia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Ethiopia () and Romania () (2023)

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