Material import dependency in Romania
Romania: Material import dependency was 8.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material import dependency in Romania, 1994–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material import dependency in Romania stood at 8.6%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Romania peaked at 13.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2025.
That places Romania 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More trade data for Romania
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 33,322 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 134,861 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 13,075 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 4,413 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data -1.6 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 85,883 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 7,945 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 72.1 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 6,615 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Romania?
- Material import dependency in Romania was 8.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for material import dependency?
- Romania ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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