In the past five years, Romania’s imports of goods have been increasing year by year. In 2016, Romania imported a total of 74.4 billion U.S. dollars in merchandise imports, making it the 32nd largest importer of goods in the world.
Romanian bauxite imports accounted for 1.4% of its total value of imports. In 2016, Romania’s bauxite imports increased compared to 2015; however, it is estimated that the country’s bauxite imports will decline in 2017.
According to international trade data, Romania imported 1,386,109 tonnes of bauxite from the global market in 2016, an increase from the 1,367,887 tonnes imported in 2015. It is estimated that the bauxite in Romania will be reduced to 1339990 tons in 2017.
Romanian bauxite imports in 2015 and 2016 totaled $ 64 million and $ 62 million, respectively. It is estimated that the total value of bauxite imports in Romania will be reduced to 41.4 million U.S. dollars in 2017.
Sierra Leone is the largest source of bauxite imports in Romania. Last year, Romania imported a total of 1,370,182 tons of alumina from Sierra Leone. In addition to Sierra Leone, Turkey, China and Germany are also larger sources of bauxite imports in Romania.
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