Romania (ROU) and Ukraine (UKR) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Romania-Ukraine Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $1.25B to Ukraine. The main products that Romania exported to Ukraine were Refined Petroleum ($308M), Petroleum Gas ($132M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Ukraine have increased at an annualized rate of 16.3%, from $587M in 2017 to $1.25B in 2022.

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

Ukraine-Romania Trade: In 2022, Ukraine exported $3.94B to Romania. The main products that Ukraine exported to Romania were Corn ($858M), Seed Oils ($422M), and Rapeseed ($339M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ukraine to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 35.1%, from $877M in 2017 to $3.94B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B). That same year, Ukraine ranked 44 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.5), and 61 in total exports ($47.1B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Romania exported $1.25B to Ukraine. The main products exported from Romania to Ukraine were Refined Petroleum ($308M), Petroleum Gas ($132M), and Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Ukraine have increased at an annualized rate of 16.3%, from $587M in 2017 to $1.25B in 2022.

In 2017, Ukraine exported $3.94B to Romania. The main products exported from Ukraine to Romania were Corn ($858M), Seed Oils ($422M), and Rapeseed ($339M). During the last 5 years the exports of Ukraine to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 35.1%, from $877M in 2022 to $3.94B in 2017.

Exports from Romania () to Ukraine () (2022)

Exports from Ukraine () to Romania () (2022)

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Trade between Romania () and Ukraine ()

Romania Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Romania
Top DestinationGermany$18.8B

Ukraine
Top DestinationPoland$6.7B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Ukraine included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and France ($5.73B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ukraine than Romania included Poland ($6.7B), China ($2.6B), and India ($1.08B).

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Ukraine

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

During 2022, Romania had a large net trade with Ukraine in the exports of Mineral Products ($479M), Machines ($170M), and Transportation ($169M).

During 2017, Ukraine had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($1.99B), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($430M), and Mineral Products ($426M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Romania Ukraine+$67.1MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Ukraine Romania+$54.3MCorn

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 Romania and Ukraine. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Romania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ukraine. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Ukraine indicates it has a comparative advantage over Romania.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Romania () to Ukraine () (2022)

Exports from Ukraine () to Romania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Romania () and Ukraine ()

Romania Exports

Ukraine Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Romania - Ukraine

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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