The analysis quotes the latest data from the country’s statistics institute INS regarding the evolution of Romania’s trade exchanges per counties, on November 30, 2021.
Bucharest is followed by the county of Timis, with a share of 10% in Romania’s exports, the county of Arges (7.3%), Brasov (4.9%), Ilfov (4.7%), Arad (4.1%), Dolj (3.8%), Alba (3.6%) and Bihor (3.5%), respectively.
The share held by the ten administrative structures in Romania’s exports stood at 60.2% and the remaining 32 counties totaled just 39.8%.
Also, Bucharest-based companies imported goods worth EUR25.1 billion, accounting for 31.3% of Romania’s imports between January-November 2021, higher by 18% than in the same period of 2020.
Bucharest is followed by Ilfov (9.1%), Timis (7%), Arges (4.4%), Cluj (3.6%). Brasov (3.6%), Prahova (3.5%), Arad (2.8%), Constanta (2.8%) and Alba (2.7%). The share held by the ten counties in Romania’s imports stood at 70.8% and the remaining 32 totaled just 29.2%.
The abovementioned data shows that Bucharest-based firms carried out international trade operations worth EUR40.7 billion in January-November 2021, accounting for over a quarter (25.8%) of Romania’s foreign trade. The county of Timis placed second with a share of 8.2%, followed by the Ilfov County with 7.2%.