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Romania – Imports

Name: Romania Imports
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Total value of goods and services purchased from the rest of the world, including merchandise, freight, insurance, and other commercial services. · World Bank

$159.2B +$5.7B from 2023 Global rank: 116th · all-time high: $159.2B (2024)

Romania's imports was $159.2B in 2024, an increase of +$5.7B from $153.4B in 2023. This ranked 116th globally.

APA

Romania Imports. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/romania/imports

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_romania_imports,
  title = {Romania Imports},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/romania/imports},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Romania Imports – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	$205.3B	–	–
2026* trend	$192.2B	–	–
2025* trend	$179.0B	–	–
2024	$159.2B	+$5.7B	116th
2023	$153.4B	+$4.2B	136th
2022	$149.2B	+$17.2B	141st
2021	$132.0B	+$27.9B	145th
2020	$104.1B	−$7.3B	147th
2019	$111.4B	+$1.9B	147th
2018	$109.5B	+$15.0B	146th
2017	$94.5B	+$13.9B	144th
2016	$80.5B	+$5.5B	146th
2015	$75.0B	−$8.6B	144th
2014	$83.6B	+$5.5B	144th
2013	$78.1B	+$5.5B	139th
2012	$72.7B	−$6.0B	140th
2011	$78.7B	+$14.2B	140th
2010	$64.5B	+$7.7B	137th
2009	$56.8B	−$27.6B	142nd
2008	$84.4B	+$16.4B	141st
2007	$68.0B	+$22.7B	138th
2006	$45.3B	+$11.1B	132nd
2005	$34.2B	+$1.0B	126th
2004	$33.2B	+$8.8B	118th
2003	$24.4B	+$6.1B	116th
2002	$18.3B	+$2.1B	111th
2001	$16.2B	+$2.3B	104th
2000	$13.8B	+$2.6B	100th
1999	$11.2B	−$1.6B	98th
1998	$12.7B	+$442.0M	101st
1997	$12.3B	−$188.0M	100th
1996	$12.5B	+$1.2B	99th
1995	$11.3B	+$3.5B	99th
1994	$7.8B	+$843.0M	98th
1993	$6.9B	+$430.0M	95th
1992	$6.5B	+$313.0M	90th
1991	$6.2B	−$3.7B	86th
1990	$9.9B	+$1.0B	93rd
1989	$8.9B	+$765.0M	91st
1988	$8.1B	−$706.0M	92nd
1987	$8.8B	+$321.0M	95th
1986	$8.5B	−$419.0M	93rd
1985	$8.9B	−$2.2B	93rd
1984	$11.1B	+$739.0M	95th
1983	$10.4B	−$124.0M	91st
1982	$10.5B	−$2.8B	92nd
1981	$13.3B	−$452.0M	93rd
1980	$13.7B	+$2.3B	94th
1979	$11.4B	+$2.1B	89th
1978	$9.3B	+$1.8B	87th
1977	$7.5B	+$989.0M	79th
1976	$6.5B	+$682.0M	56th
1975	$5.9B	+$291.0M	35th
1974	$5.6B	+$1.8B	19th
1973	$3.8B	+$887.0M	9th
1972	$2.9B	+$506.0M	9th
1971	$2.4B	–	8th

Show all years (1971–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Fiscal Dominance Trap

Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.

Inflation 10.4% Real rate -2.7%

This pattern occurred 329 times in history, 239 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Real rate

-4.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Real rate

-47.4%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Real rate

-7.0%

South Sudan 2024

Inflation

91.4%

Real rate

-26.9%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

Real rate

-0.9%

Argentina 2023

Inflation

133.5%

Real rate

-17.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Romania matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2023. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw imports improve within 24 months. View full analysis →