Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Romania
Romania: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Romania is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 124.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Romania peaked at 10.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Romania 147th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +513.4% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -55.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -66.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +151.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -98.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +671.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +301.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -61.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +60.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -58.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +671.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1991 | +513.4% | 0.8% | 5.0% |
| 2017 | +301.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 0.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Romania?
- Customs and other import duties in Romania was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for customs and other import duties?
- Romania ranks 147th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.