In 2021, Romania imported products from China worth more than 6 billion euros, more than 1.1 billion more than in 2020, according to data sent by the INS. We import almost everything from the Chinese – from soap, clothes, honey (a lot of honey), antibiotics, almost everything.

Below are the categories of goods that we import from China, according to the UNZ. If you delve into the details, you can see that imports cover almost the entire range of products.

Although officially Romania is politically oriented towards the West, the low prices with which China fills the markets cannot leave businessmen indifferent, so they bypass the official policy of the Chinese state (in particular, regarding relations with Russia, the Uyghur problem), and we import billions of euros of their products annually .

Almost all countries import from China, but according to statistical studies, among the countries that import more from China are Bucharest, Ilfov, Sibiu, Timișoara, Bacău Alt. In each of them there are large companies that fill their warehouses with cheaper Chinese goods.

Dacia, Dedeman, Makita, or Arctic cars are major players in the Chinese import market

How much each district of the country imports and exports

The capital is generally the biggest importer. Next come Ilfov, Timish, Argesh and Prahova, and at the end of the rating – Vaslui, Mehedyntsi and Gorzh.

In terms of exports, Bucharest also dictates the rhythm of the dance. But it is no longer Ilfov, but Timis, Arges and Brasov, in each county there are strong foreign companies that produce for export. Mehedynci, Gorzh and Giurgiu have the lowest exports.

h2 Ilfovul imports the equivalent of 115% of GDP

We also looked at the indicator: imports as a share of each country’s GDP. “Ilfovul” is the champion: it imports 115% of its production. Alba is the second district that seems to be dependent on imports, as almost 62% of GDP is made up of goods imported from outside the country.

At the other end we find Vaslui, Mehedyntsi and Gorzh. No comments.

We also looked at the share of exports in each country’s GDP. Powerful Argesh depends on exports: more than 80% of GDP (in equivalent) goes to exports. It can also be a vulnerable factor because if Renault (Dacia) absurdly moves to another country, Argesian exports will suffer.

At the other end of the list of counties we find Teleormanul, Jurjul and Gorjul.

And the last graph is GDP per capita, district by district. A peculiar graph of wealth/poverty of Romanian residents in each county.

The capital is in first place, followed by Cluj and Timisoara. Kalaras, Covasna and Tulcea are at the opposite pole.

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