Agri-Food Trade Service
Fact Sheets
Romania - At a Glance
Basic Information
| Land area: |
237,500 km² |
| Population: |
21.4 million (2011)* |
| Total GDP: |
US$ 189.8 billion (2011)* |
| GDP/capita: |
US$ 8,858 (2011)* |
| GDP growth rate: |
2.5% (2011) |
| Capital city: |
Bucharest |
| President: |
Traian Basescu |
| Minister of Agriculture: |
Daniel Constantin |
| Canadian Ambassador: |
Philippe Beaulne |
Canada-Romania Agri-Food Trade** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
2.056 |
2.431 |
1.557 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
2.138 |
2.350 |
2.562 |
| Balance of Trade: |
-0.082 |
0.081 |
-1.005 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Exports: |
2.056 |
2.431 |
1.557 |
| Food preparations |
0.501 |
0.842 |
0.649 |
| Bull semen |
0.090 |
0.187 |
0.177 |
| Frozen pork |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.152 |
| Whiskies |
0.597 |
0.121 |
0.118 |
| Nonalcoholic beverages |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.101 |
Canadian Top 5 Agri-Food Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Agri-Food Imports: |
2.138 |
2.350 |
2.562 |
| Grape wines < 2L |
1.042 |
1.069 |
1.109 |
| Mineral water |
0.302 |
0.294 |
0.258 |
| Cocoa preparations |
0.043 |
0.045 |
0.199 |
| Sweet biscuits |
0.048 |
0.105 |
0.172 |
| Cherries, preserved |
0.175 |
0.212 |
0.080 |
Canadian Top 5 Seafood Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Seafood Exports: |
1.213 |
1.052 |
0.465 |
| Whiting and hake, frozen |
0.486 |
0.230 |
0.189 |
| Mackerel, frozen |
0.589 |
0.542 |
0.163 |
| Shrimps and prawns, frozen |
0.069 |
0.146 |
0.079 |
| Herrings, frozen |
0.000 |
0.035 |
0.022 |
| Fish, frozen |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.008 |
Romania Agri-Food and Seafood Imports - 2011*** (US$ million)
| |
World |
Canada |
Canada's Share |
| Agri-Food and Seafood |
6,309 |
3 |
0.0% |
| Cane sugar, raw |
277 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Food preparations |
201 |
1 |
0.5% |
| Sunflower seeds |
198 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Soybean meal |
195 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Tobacco |
155 |
0 |
0.0% |
Canada-Romania Total Merchandise Trade*** (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
84.425 |
91.767 |
55.961 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
120.959 |
218.176 |
328.923 |
| Trade Balance: |
-36.534 |
-126.410 |
-272.962 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Exports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Exports: |
84.425 |
91.767 |
55.961 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
11.569 |
16.039 |
25.775 |
| Wood and articles of wood |
0.155 |
3.874 |
3.676 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
8.752 |
8.404 |
3.352 |
| Optical and medical instruments |
3.855 |
4.950 |
2.908 |
| Furniture |
0.431 |
0.918 |
2.407 |
| Base metals |
3.792 |
2.709 |
2.293 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
1.192 |
1.486 |
1.993 |
| Tools, implements, cutlery |
1.698 |
1.998 |
1.773 |
| Vehicles, other than railway |
3.067 |
1.903 |
1.723 |
| Toys, games and sports equipment |
0.481 |
0.476 |
1.445 |
Canadian Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (CDN$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
120.959 |
218.176 |
328.923 |
| Iron and steel |
0.385 |
66.168 |
125.262 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
14.365 |
19.530 |
45.026 |
| Footwear |
18.998 |
21.425 |
30.135 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
13.106 |
16.552 |
27.484 |
| Apparel, not knitted or crocheted |
19.828 |
18.237 |
24.595 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
9.808 |
32.179 |
18.383 |
| Rubber and articles thereof |
7.356 |
6.248 |
9.894 |
| Optical and medical instruments |
8.391 |
7.227 |
8.154 |
| Furniture |
6.831 |
5.724 |
7.382 |
| Apparel, knitted or crocheted |
5.567 |
6.656 |
7.082 |
Romania Top 10 Total Merchandise Imports (US$ million)
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Total Merchandise Imports: |
54,464.696 |
62,080.613 |
76,368.351 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
8,071.963 |
10,289.921 |
11,747.895 |
| Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery |
6,661.353 |
7,374.471 |
9,079.063 |
| Mineral fuels and oils |
5,143.853 |
6,259.902 |
8,657.836 |
| Vehicles, other than railway |
3,653.580 |
4,240.519 |
5,503.768 |
| Plastics |
2,606.850 |
3,041.020 |
3,681.196 |
| Iron and steel |
1,715.839 |
2,431.344 |
3,383.768 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
2,578.903 |
2,781.757 |
3,212.946 |
| Articles of iron or steel |
1,916.912 |
2,112.834 |
2,497.700 |
| Rubber and articles thereof |
950.641 |
1,275.243 |
1,842.838 |
| Paper and paperboard |
1,015.465 |
1,041.807 |
1,235.829 |
GDP at market prices
Date modified: 2012-10-11
Source: Euromonitor*, Statistics Canada**, Global Trade Atlas***
