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Romania exported US$109.1 billion worth of exported products around the world in 2025, up by 23.5% compared to $88.4 billion worth of Romanian products shipped 5 years earlier during 2021.

From 2024 to 2025, the overall value of Romanian exports advanced by 8.7% from $100.4 billion in 2024.

Romania’s top 6 most valuable customers for its exported products are Germany, Italy, France, Hungary, Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Collectively, that half-dozen of major customers generated approaching half (49.1%) of the total revenues collected for all Romanian exports during 2025.

Applying a continental lens, 83.9% of Romania’s exports by value was delivered to fellow European countries while 10.2% was sold to importers in Asia.

Romania joined the European Union on January 1, 2007, albeit Romania maintains its own legal currency.

Fellow EU member states bought 71.8% of all Romanian export sales in 2025.

Romania shipped another 2.8% worth of goods to buyers in North America.

Even smaller percentages went to customers located in Africa (2.6%), Latin America (0.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.1%) led by Australia and New Zealand.

By value, 88.5% of Romanian exports in 2025 was delivered to the above 25 trade partners.

The fastest-growing importers of products shipped from Romania from 2024 to 2025 were Moldova (up 34%), Serbia (up 29.2%), Belgium (up 23.5%), Netherlands (up 22%) then Türkiye (up 21.9%).

Decliners in terms of major customers buying Romania’s exports were buyers in the Ukraine (down -9.5% from 2024), Morocco (down -6.5%) and the United States of America (down -3.6%).

Romania incurred an overall -US$36.9 billion trade deficit during 2025, growing by 2% from the -$36.1 billion in red ink one year earlier in 2024.

As defined by Investopedia, a country whose total value of all imported goods is higher than its value of all exports is said to have a negative trade balance or deficit.

It would be unrealistic for any exporting nation to expect across-the-board positive trade balances with all its importing partners. Similarly, that export country doesn’t necessarily post a negative trade balance with each individual partner with which it exchanges exports and imports.

Romania incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.

Among Romania’s trading partners that cause the greatest negative trade balances, Romanian deficits with Bulgaria (up 32.8%), mainland China (up 22.3%) and Italy (up 18.4%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate Romania’s competitive disadvantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Romania to develop country-specific strategies to strengthen its overall position in international trade.

Based on Investopedia’s definition of net importer, a country whose total value of all imported goods is lower than its value of all exports is said to have a positive trade balance or surplus.

Romania incurred the highest trade surpluses with the following countries.

Among Romania’s trading partners that generate the greatest positive trade balances, Romanian surpluses with Norway (up 89.2%), Israel (up 86.6%) and Moldova (up 75.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These positive cashflow streams clearly indicate Romania’s competitive advantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Romania to develop country-specific strategies to optimize its overall position in international trade.

Not one Romanian corporation ranks among Forbes Global 2000.

Wikipedia lists Romanian companies engaged in international trade. Selected examples are shown below.

See also Romania’s Top 10 Exports, Moldova’s Top 10 Exports, Hungary’s Top 10 Exports and Poland’s Top Trading Partners</a>

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on November 9, 2026

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on November 9, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on November 9, 2026

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on November 9, 2026

Wikipedia, Romania. Accessed on November 9, 2026

Wikipedia, List of Companies of Romania. Accessed on November 9, 2026