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About

Moldova-Romania Trade: In 2023, Moldova exported $1.5B to Romania. The main products that Moldova exported to Romania were Insulated Wire ($283M), Seed Oils ($191M), and Wheat ($150M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Moldova to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.42%, from $1B in 2018 to $1.5B in 2023.

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

Romania-Moldova Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $1.41B to Moldova. The main products that Romania exported to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($681M), Scrap Iron ($75M), and Petroleum Gas ($60.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 7.45%,  from $986M in 2018 to $1.41B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Moldova ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.13), and 131 in total exports ($4.81B). That same year, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Moldova exported $1.5B to Romania. The main products exported from Moldova to Romania were Insulated Wire ($283M), Seed Oils ($191M), and Wheat ($150M). During the last 5 years the exports of Moldova to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.42%, from $1B in 2018 to $1.5B in 2023.

In 2018, Romania exported $1.41B to Moldova. The main products exported from Romania to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($681M), Scrap Iron ($75M), and Petroleum Gas ($60.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 7.45%, from $986M in 2023 to $1.41B in 2018.

Exports from Moldova (Flag) to Romania (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Romania (Flag) to Moldova (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Moldova (Flag) and Romania (Flag)

Moldova Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Moldova
Top Destination
Romania$1.5B
Romania
Top Destination
Germany$19.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Moldova than Romania included Belarus ($84.1M), Zimbabwe ($16.9M), and Uganda ($3.91M).

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

Difference in imports from Romania (Flag) and Moldova (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Moldova - Romania

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Moldova had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($462M), Machines ($332M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($195M).

During 2018, Romania had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Mineral Products ($794M), Metals ($122M), and Machines ($86.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Moldova Romania+$5.79MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential Romania Moldova+$17.8MCars

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of Moldova (Flag) and Romania (Flag) (2023)

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