Romania's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) was 483.34 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 96.42% from 246.08 billion in 2015 (6.98% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 483.34 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 359.08 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 246.08 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 483.34 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 24.92 billion | 1991 |
| Average since 2016 | 394.01 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 35.4 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Romania's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 4.9% on 2024 (from 460.55 billion to 483.34 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 41.3% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.6% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 21.15 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Romania had the 76th highest value of the 128 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Romania in the 2025 ranking
- Uruguay — 72nd of 128: 528.02 billion
- Switzerland — 73rd of 128: 506.3 billion
- Türkiye — 74th of 128: 491.8 billion
- North Macedonia — 76th of 128: 473.09 billion
- Israel — 77th of 128: 450.98 billion
- Spain — 78th of 128: 442.97 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 36 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 483,342,800,000 |
| 2024 | 460,551,700,000 |
| 2023 | 442,632,900,000 |
| 2022 | 449,441,800,000 |
| 2021 | 411,383,200,000 |
| 2020 | 359,079,800,000 |
| 2019 | 378,803,900,000 |
| 2018 | 348,127,500,000 |
| 2017 | 319,795,000,000 |
| 2016 | 286,896,800,000 |
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 995.21 billion (2025)
- Armenia — 3.95 trillion (2025)
- Austria — 212.44 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 143.49 billion (2025)
- Belgium — 384.4 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 24.4 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 44.33 billion (2025)
- Croatia — 41.48 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — 30.21 billion (2025)
- Czechia — 4.47 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Romania
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 49.14% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$174.97 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) — 4.31% (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$139.06 billion (2025)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$35.91 billion (2025)
- Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) — 15.65% (2025)
- Travel services (% of service imports, BoP) — 30.2% (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — US$803.14 million (2025)
- Current account balance (current US$, BoP) — −US$33.88 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Romania's imports of goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 483.34 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 1,265% from 35.4 billion in 1990 (7.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 483.34 billion in 2025 and the lowest 24.92 billion in 1991.
- How does Romania rank?
- 76th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Romania?
- In 2025, Romania's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 4.9% on 2024 (from 460.55 billion to 483.34 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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