Romania Balance of Trade

Last Release

Dec 31, 2024

Actual

-3,335.7

Units In

EUR Million

-2,837.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Mar 12, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
137.6 Feb 1996	-3,724.6 Oct 2024	-915.18 EUR Million	1992-2024	Institutul National de Statistica

Romania exports mostly machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, and miscellaneous manufactured articles like textiles and footwear. Romania imports machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, chemicals and fuels. More than 70% of exports and imports are with other European Union members with Italy, Germany and France being the most important.

Latest Updates

Romania's trade deficit narrowed to EUR 3.34 billion in December 2024 from EUR 3.43 billion in the same month of the previous year, as exports grew faster than imports. Exports climbed 7.1% year-on-year to EUR 6.58 billion, driven by strong growth in sales to non-EU countries (19%) and, to a lesser extent, to the EU (2%). Meanwhile, imports increased 3.5% to EUR 9.92 billion, with purchases rising from non-EU countries (9.2%) and EU countries (1.3%). For the full year of 2024, the trade gap widened to EUR 33.39 billion from EUR 28.97 billion in 2023, as exports fell (-0.4%) while imports grew (3.3%).