Taxes on international trade in Romania
Romania: Taxes on international trade was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on international trade in Romania stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Romania peaked at 6.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Romania 150th out of 154 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.
Taxes on international trade in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 3.1% | +477.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +31.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -26.4% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -98.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -50.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -65.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +141.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -97.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +492.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -44.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +278.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -60.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +67.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -56.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade 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 | +492.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1991 | +477.0% | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | +278.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 0.5% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More public sector data for Romania
- Arms imports 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 14.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -19.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 278.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 457.48 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0228 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 54.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Romania?
- Taxes on international trade in Romania was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Romania rank for taxes on international trade?
- Romania ranks 150th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.