The growth of the courier services market is due mostly to the booming e-commerce due to the pandemic. The last two years, marred by the pandemic, in which people spent more time indoors and ordered various products which were delivered at home by courier firms, represented the best years for the local courier services market.
For 2022, the market is expected to exceed the RON6 billion threshold, but it depends on what occurs in the last part of the year which is one of the most important periods for courier companies. The market has seen significant growth from one year to another. In 2018, it stood at RON875 million and, 14 years later, its value has increased almost seven times.
In 2018, Romania had little over 2,000 courier companies, whereas in 2021, their number doubled, as per Trade Registry data. Courier companies were deemed the winners of the pandemic crisis as the market has thrived from one year to another, unlike other economic sectors which were in dire straits.
In 2019, the courier services market had just 17,500 employees, whereas in 2021, their number reached 22,600, Trade Registry data also shows.
FAN Courier, Sameday and Cargus are the top three courier services firms in Romania.