Romania · United States
Romania works with every state in America.
Trade flows, the Romanian-American community, and shared institutions — documented state by state.
- $2.49B
- US exports to Romania
- $4.84B
- Romanian exports to US
- 452,669
- Romanian-Americans
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Shading reflects US exports to Romania.
Top exporters to Romania
The five states sending the most to Romania
- 01
Texas
TX$145.3M
Exports to Romania
- 18,784
- Diaspora
- +7%
- Exports YoY
Open state brief - 02
New York
NY$139.9M
Exports to Romania
- 48,851
- Diaspora
- -3%
- Exports YoY
Open state brief - 03
California
CA$105.7M
Exports to Romania
- 59,874
- Diaspora
- +10%
- Exports YoY
Open state brief - 04
Pennsylvania
PA$80.0M
Exports to Romania
- 16,689
- Diaspora
- +6%
- Exports YoY
Open state brief - 05
Louisiana
LA$57.5M
Exports to Romania
- 1,958
- Diaspora
- +61%
- Exports YoY
Open state brief
Bilateral trade
What flows between Romania and the United States
Goods trade has roughly doubled since 2021. A snapshot of the largest categories moving in each direction.
Romania → United States
Romanian exports to the US
$4.84B
up from ~$2.8B in 2021
- Electrical equipment & components$664M
- Computer & electronic products$596M
- Primary metals (iron & steel)$423M
- Transportation equipment (vehicles)$403M
- Non-electrical machinery$345M
United States → Romania
US exports to Romania
$2.49B
up from ~$1.5B in 2021
- Capital goods (machinery, aircraft, etc.)$690M
- Computer & electronic products$326M
- Transportation equipment$197M
- Non-electrical machinery$151M
- Chemicals$105M
Values shown in USD, rounded to the nearest million.
Where Romanian-Americans live
Largest Romanian-American populations
What Romania and the US trade
Top product categories, 2023
What the US imports from Romania
HS 4-digit categories · US Census Bureau
- Pneumatic tires, new, of rubber$243.7M7.0%
- Motor vehicle parts and accessories$217.3M6.2%
- Electrical machines/apparatus with individual functions$216.2M6.2%
- Seamless tubes, pipes & hollow profiles — iron/steel$208.3M6.0%
- Other alloy steel in primary forms$201.7M5.8%
- Telephone sets, smartphones, data transmission apparatus$188.9M5.4%
What the US exports to Romania
HS 4-digit categories · US Census Bureau
- HS 8800$92.8M9.1%
- Telephone sets, smartphones, data transmission apparatus$80.6M7.9%
- Parts for transmission/reception apparatus$49.5M4.8%
- HS 7220$46.5M4.5%
- Tractors$43.0M4.2%
- HS 8703$41.3M4.0%
Counties with the largest community
Where Romanian-Americans cluster
- 01Montgomery County, Maryland23,778
- 02King County, Washington18,063
- 03Fairfax County, Virginia17,172
- 04Dallas County, Texas13,397
- 05Clark County, Nevada12,182
- 06DeKalb County, Georgia10,983
- 07Los Angeles County, California10,175
- 08Hennepin County, Minnesota8,633
- 09District of Columbia, District of Columbia7,736
- 10Alameda County, California7,613
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