Romania’s trade gap keeps shrinking as imports drop by 7.7% y/y in January
The deficit of Romania’s trade in goods contracted by 15% y/y to EUR 2.33 billion in January, as the imports (-7.7% y/y) keep decreasing faster than exports (-4.7% y/y), according to data published by the statistics office INS. For nine…
iulian ernst · Journalist
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The deficit of Romania’s trade in goods contracted by 15% y/y to EUR 2.33 billion in January, as the imports (-7.7% y/y) keep decreasing faster than exports (-4.7% y/y), according to data published by the statistics office INS. For nine consecutive months, Romania’s exports performed comparatively better than its imports, resulting in a gradual narrowing of the trade deficit – still a significant 8.7% of GDP in 2025 after peaking at 9.9% in April 2025.
The rolling trade deficit in 12 months to January decreased by 5.5% y/y to EUR 32.32 billion and must have inched down from 8.7% of GDP calculated in December – which was the lowest value since April 2021.
