Romania's taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 1.6 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 300% from 400,000 in 2014 (14.87% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.6 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.9 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 400,000 | 2014 |
| Highest | 2.62 billion | 2006 |
| Lowest | 160,000 | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 2.58 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 160,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Romania's taxes on international trade (current LCU) did not change 0% on 2023 (from 1.6 million to 1.6 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +37.8% and a typical year strayed about 126.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 1,439.4% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 97.6% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 16% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Romania had the 67th highest value of the 68 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 2024 ranking
- United Arab Emirates — 64th of 68: 10.26 million
- Greece — 65th of 68: 8 million
- San Marino — 66th of 68: 2.33 million
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 68th of 68: 2,739
What this measures
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 35 values
| Year | Taxes on international trade (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,600,000 |
| 2023 | 1,600,000 |
| 2022 | 1,700,000 |
| 2021 | 3,200,000 |
| 2020 | 1,700,000 |
| 2019 | 1,900,000 |
| 2018 | 4,300,000 |
| 2017 | 5,800,000 |
| 2016 | 1,400,000 |
| 2015 | 2,600,000 |
| 2014 |
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 9.01 billion (2024)
- Armenia — 76.17 billion (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 1.9 billion (2024)
- Belarus — 8.03 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2,739 (2024)
- Bulgaria — 11.72 million (2024)
- Croatia — 61,000 (2020)
- Cyprus — 14.9 million (2019)
- Denmark — 482 million (2024)
- France — 40 million (2024)
More public sector data for Romania
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 421 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 9.73 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 43.45 billion (2025)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 74.41 billion (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 13.15% (2024)
- Social contributions (current LCU) — 206.52 billion (2024)
- Social contributions (% of revenue) — 36.49% (2024)
- Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 540.24 billion (2024)
- Tax revenue (current LCU) — 285.1 billion (2024)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Romania's taxes on international trade (current LCU)?
- 1.6 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 900% from 160,000 in 1990 (7.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.62 billion in 2006 and the lowest 160,000 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank?
- 67th highest of 68 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in taxes on international trade (current LCU) unusual for Romania?
- In 2024, Romania's taxes on international trade (current LCU) did not change 0% on 2023 (from 1.6 million to 1.6 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +37.8% and a typical year strayed about 126.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 GC.TAX.INTT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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