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Trade between Hungary and Romania

In 2024, Hungary exported $9 billion to Romania and imported $4 billion. Hungary ran a surplus of $5.1 billion with Romania, compared with a surplus of $3.8 billion in 2019. Romania was Hungary’s 9th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Hungary was Romania’s 3rd (5%).

Summary

Hungary → Romania
$9billion
Romania → Hungary
$4billion
Hungary’s balance
$5.1billion

Balance

Hungary’s trade balance with Romania

Trade between Hungary and Romania grew 24.6-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Hungary’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 9
  • Imports 4
  • Balance +5.1

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$360 million$165 million$195 million
1996$302 million$167 million$135 million
1997$361 million$179 million$181 million
1998$572 million$216 million$356 million
1999$453 million$264 million$189 million
2000$544 million$360 million$183 million
2001$647 million$388 million$259 million
2002$672 million$455 million$217 million
2003$907 million$607 million$299 million
2004$1.1 billion$994 million$145 million
2005$1.5 billion$1.1 billion$311 million
2006$1.8 billion$1.8 billion-$2 million
2007$4.7 billion$2 billion$2.7 billion
2008$6 billion$2.3 billion$3.8 billion
2009$4.5 billion$1.8 billion$2.7 billion
2010$5.2 billion$2.2 billion$3.1 billion
2011$6.3 billion$3.1 billion$3.2 billion
2012$6 billion$2.6 billion$3.4 billion
2013$5.8 billion$2.7 billion$3 billion
2014$5.8 billion$3.2 billion$2.6 billion
2015$5.3 billion$2.7 billion$2.6 billion
2016$5.3 billion$2.8 billion$2.5 billion
2017$6 billion$2.9 billion$3 billion
2018$6.7 billion$3.1 billion$3.6 billion
2019$6.8 billion$3 billion$3.8 billion
2020$6.7 billion$2.9 billion$3.8 billion
2021$7.9 billion$3.9 billion$4 billion
2022$8.5 billion$6.3 billion$2.2 billion
2023$8.5 billion$4.3 billion$4.1 billion
2024$9 billion$4 billion$5.1 billion

What they sell each other

What Hungary sells to Romania

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. 4 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  2. Electricity$681 million · 7.6%
    Hungary’s destinations
  3. 587 tonnes
  4. Refined petroleum$255 million · 2.8%
    273 thousand tonnes · Romania’s sources
  5. Pet and animal feed$244 million · 2.7%
    324 thousand tonnes
  6. Cars$232 million · 2.6%
    14 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  7. Auto parts$229 million · 2.5%
    22 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  8. Vaccines, blood and antisera$207 million · 2.3%
    73 tonnes · Hungary’s destinations
  9. Pork$199 million · 2.2%
    72 thousand tonnes
  10. Computers$194 million · 2.2%
    2 thousand tonnes · Hungary’s destinations

What Romania sells to Hungary

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Electricity$354 million · 9%
    Hungary’s sources
  2. Cables and wire$286 million · 7.2%
    17 thousand tonnes · Romania’s destinations
  3. Auto parts$132 million · 3.3%
    13 thousand tonnes · Romania’s destinations
  4. Parts for switchgear$125 million · 3.2%
    1 thousand tonnes
  5. 2 thousand tonnes · Romania’s destinations
  6. Refined petroleum$116 million · 2.9%
    173 thousand tonnes · Romania’s destinations
  7. Unwrought aluminum$113 million · 2.9%
    47 thousand tonnes
  8. 8 thousand tonnes
  9. Natural gas and LPG$79 million · 2%
    456 thousand tonnes
  10. 7 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Hungary and Romania traded $13 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Land$13 billion · 100%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Romania was Hungary’s 9th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Hungary was Romania’s 3rd (5%).

Romania in Hungary’s trade
4.4%
Romania’s rank among Hungary’s partners
9th
Hungary in Romania’s trade
5.4%
Hungary’s rank among Romania’s partners
3rd

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.