Romania’s trade gap hits 10% of GDP in year to April after 21% y/y advance
Romania’s exports in goods contracted by 5.2% y/y to EUR 7.87 billion in April, while the imports edged up by 0.4% y/y to EUR 11.01 billion, resulting in a trade gap of EUR 2.69 billion – 22% wider compared to the same month of 2024,…
iulian ernst · Journalist
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Romania’s exports in goods contracted by 5.2% y/y to EUR 7.87 billion in April, while the imports edged up by 0.4% y/y to EUR 11.01 billion, resulting in a trade gap of EUR 2.69 billion – 22% wider compared to the same month of 2024, according to data published by the statistics office INS.
In the 12 months to April, exports contracted by 0.5% y/y to EUR 92.9 billion, while imports rose by 4.7% y/y to EUR 128.5 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of EUR 35.7 billion – up 21.3% y/y and 10% of the GDP (latest available 12-month GDP, as of March 2025).
