Romania’s trade gap narrows by 15% y/y to 9.1% of GDP in 2023

Romania’s trade deficit (chart) narrowed by 15% year on year to €28.9bn in 2023 and the gap-to-GDP ratio narrowed from 11.9% in 2022 (the widest value in the past decade) to 9.1% in 2023 (preliminary bne IntelliNews estimate).