Business Forum • 12 January, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Romania's trade balance deficit (FOB/CIF) for January-November 2025 reached €29.77 billion, down €299.6 million (-1.0%) compared to the same period in 2024, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
In November 2025, FOB exports totalled €8.37 billion while CIF imports reached €10.63 billion, resulting in a deficit of €2.26 billion. Compared to November 2024, exports in November 2025 decreased by 0.1%, while imports fell by 5.3%.
For the January-November 2025 period, FOB exports totalled €89.42 billion and CIF imports reached €119.19 billion. Exports grew by 3.9% and imports increased by 2.6% compared to the same period in 2024.
In the first 11 months of 2025, machinery and transport equipment held significant shares in both export and import structures (46.5% of exports and 36.8% of imports), along with other manufactured products (26.9% of exports and 28.4% of imports).
Intra-EU27 trade value for January-November 2025 was €64.12 billion for dispatches and €86.22 billion for arrivals, representing 71.7% of total exports and 72.3% of total imports. Extra-EU27 trade reached €25.30 billion in exports and €32.97 billion in imports, accounting for 28.3% of total exports and 27.7% of total imports.