Romania (ROU) and Serbia (SRB) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Romania-Serbia Trade: In 2022, Romania exported $1.52B to Serbia. The main products that Romania exported to Serbia were Electricity ($457M), Refined Petroleum ($101M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Serbia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $820M in 2017 to $1.52B in 2022.

In 2022, Romania did not export any services to Serbia.

Serbia-Romania Trade: In 2022, Serbia exported $1.31B to Romania. The main products that Serbia exported to Romania were Corn ($130M), Electricity ($120M), and Insulated Wire ($103M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Serbia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 10.2%, from $805M in 2017 to $1.31B in 2022.

In 2019, Serbia exported services to Romania worth $91.8M, with Transportation ($36.9M), Travel ($28M), and Other business services ($17.9M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022, Romania ranked 26 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.03), and 43 in total exports ($99.5B). That same year, Serbia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.75), and 70 in total exports ($30.3B).

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In 2022, Romania exported $1.52B to Serbia. The main products exported from Romania to Serbia were Electricity ($457M), Refined Petroleum ($101M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Serbia have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $820M in 2017 to $1.52B in 2022.

In 2017, Serbia exported $1.31B to Romania. The main products exported from Serbia to Romania were Corn ($130M), Electricity ($120M), and Insulated Wire ($103M). During the last 5 years the exports of Serbia to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 10.2%, from $805M in 2022 to $1.31B in 2017.

Exports from Romania () to Serbia () (2022)

Exports from Serbia () to Romania () (2022)

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Trade between Romania () and Serbia ()

Romania Exports

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Romania
Top DestinationGermany$18.8B

Serbia
Top DestinationGermany$4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Romania or Serbia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Romania and Serbia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Romania than Serbia included Germany ($18.8B), Italy ($9.55B), and Hungary ($6.75B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Serbia than Romania included Bosnia and Herzegovina ($2.14B), Montenegro ($1.15B), and North Macedonia ($1.03B).

Difference in imports from Serbia () and Romania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Romania - Serbia

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This chart compares trade between Romania and Serbia by product, considering products traded by both, Romania and Serbia.

During 2022, Romania had a large net trade with Serbia in the exports of Mineral Products ($626M), Machines ($183M), and Metals ($177M).

During 2017, Serbia had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($233M), Mineral Products ($197M), and Machines ($173M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Romania Serbia+$28.8MCars

Top Product Potential Serbia Romania+$43.5MInsulated Wire

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

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In 2019, Serbia exported services to Romania worth $91.8M, with Transportation ($36.9M), Travel ($28M), and Other business services ($17.9M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Serbia () to Romania () (2019)

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This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Romania and Serbia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Romania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Serbia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Serbia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Romania.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Romania () to Serbia () (2022)

Exports from Serbia () to Romania () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Romania () and Serbia ()

Romania Exports

Serbia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Serbia () and Romania () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Romania - Serbia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Bilateral Service Trade

Services Exports from Serbia () to Romania () (2019)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Romania () and Serbia () (2022)

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