Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Romania
Romania: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Romania is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Romania peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Romania 39th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More infrastructure data for Romania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 119.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.72 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.06 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -12.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Romania?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Romania was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Romania ranks 39th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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