Moldova (MDA) and Romania (ROU) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Moldova-Romania Trade: In 2022, Moldova exported $1.35B to Romania. The main products that Moldova exported to Romania were Insulated Wire ($283M), Sunflower Seeds ($165M), and Corn ($134M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Moldova to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $737M in 2017 to $1.35B in 2022.

In 2022, Moldova did not export any services to Romania.

Romania-Moldova Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $2.14B to Moldova. The main products that Romania exported to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($963M), Insulated Wire ($126M), and Electricity ($94.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 16.7%, from $986M in 2017 to $2.14B in 2022.

In 2022, Romania did not export any services to Moldova.

Comparison: In 2022, Moldova ranked 65 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0038), and 124 in total exports ($4.94B). That same year, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B).

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In 2022, Moldova exported $1.35B to Romania. The main products exported from Moldova to Romania were Insulated Wire ($283M), Sunflower Seeds ($165M), and Corn ($134M). During the last 5 years the exports of Moldova to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $737M in 2017 to $1.35B in 2022.

In 2017, Romania exported $2.14B to Moldova. The main products exported from Romania to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($963M), Insulated Wire ($126M), and Electricity ($94.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 16.7%, from $986M in 2022 to $2.14B in 2017.

Exports from Moldova () to Romania () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Moldova () (2022)

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Trade between Moldova () and Romania ()

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Moldova
Top DestinationRomania$1.35B

Romania
Top DestinationGermany$18.8B

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 2022, countries that imported more from Moldova than Romania included Belarus ($81.2M), Zimbabwe ($9.24M), and Seychelles ($2.05M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Moldova included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and Hungary ($6.75B).

Difference in imports from Romania () and Moldova () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Moldova - Romania

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

During 2022, Moldova had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($425M), Machines ($314M), and Metals ($127M).

During 2017, Romania had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.15B), Machines ($279M), and Chemical Products ($126M).

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

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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.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Moldova () to Romania () (2022)

Exports from Romania () to Moldova () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Moldova () and Romania ()

Moldova Exports

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Romania () and Moldova () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Moldova - Romania

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Moldova () and Romania () (2022)

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