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2022
Economic Complexity
Trade 1.05Rank 22 of 124
2021
Economic Complexity
Technology 0.49Rank 42 of 96
2022
Economic Complexity
Research -0.4Rank 75 of 135
2022
Product
Exports | Imports $99.5B | $129B43 of 226 |  35 of 226
2022
Per Capita Product
Exports | Imports $5.25k | $6.8k89 of 219 |  78 of 219

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Overview In 2022, Romania was the number 44 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 43 in total exports, the number 35 in total imports, the number 60 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 22 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Romania are Cars ($6.75B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($6.61B), Insulated Wire ($4.15B), Refined Petroleum ($3.57B), and Wheat ($3.14B), exporting mostly to Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), Hungary ($6.75B), France ($5.73B), and Bulgaria ($3.9B).

Imports The top imports of Romania are Crude Petroleum ($6.3B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($4.49B), Refined Petroleum ($3.57B), Packaged Medicaments ($3.47B), and Cars ($3.46B), importing mostly from Germany ($21.4B), Italy ($10.5B), Hungary ($7.94B), Turkey ($7.88B), and Poland ($7.58B).

Location Romania borders Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine by land and Turkey by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Romania.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Yearly Trade

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Top Export (2022)Cars$6.75B
Top Destination (2022)Germany$18.8B

In 2022, Romania exported a total of $99.5B, making it the number 43 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Romania have changed by $26.4B from $73B in 2017 to $99.5B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Cars ($6.75B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($6.61B), Insulated Wire ($4.15B), Refined Petroleum ($3.57B), and Wheat ($3.14B). The most common destination for the exports of Romania are Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), Hungary ($6.75B), France ($5.73B), and Bulgaria ($3.9B).

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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Hungary$2.27B (+ 50.5%)
Germany$1.14B (+ 6.45%)
Moldova$803M (+ 60.1%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
Ukraine$2.41B (+ 157%)
Turkey$2.24B (+ 39.8%)
Bulgaria$2.15B (+ 49%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Romania Exports Services (2020)$18.5B
Romania Imports Services (2020)$13.8B

In 2020, Romania exported $18.5B worth of services. The top services exported by Romania in 2020 were Other transport ($6.91B), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($5.78B), Information services ($890M), Telecommunications services ($877M), and Business travel ($780M).

The top services imported by Romania in 2020 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($4.65B), Personal travel ($2.04B), Other transport ($2.02B), Business travel ($1.05B), and Air transport ($598M).

Service Exports (2020)

Service Imports (2020)

Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)1.05Rank 22 of 124
Economic Complexity (Technology)0.49Rank 42 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)-0.4Rank 75 of 135

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Romania has a high level of specialization in Sunflower Seeds (38), Sheep and Goats (34.7), Processed Tobacco (21.3), Non-Retail Combed Wool Yarn (19.3), and Steel Ingots (17.9). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Romania observed and expected exports in each product.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Romania according to the relatedness index, were Iron Stovetops (0.33), Insulating Glass (0.33), Metal Stoppers (0.33), Large Iron Containers (0.32), and Iron Cloth (0.32). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Romania is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Romania. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Romania exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Romania's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively more complex, moving from the ⁩⁨47th to the 22nd⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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