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Massachusetts

Capital: Boston · Latest trade year: 2024

-56%
Exports to Romania
$34.8M

#11 of 51

-11%
Imports from Romania
$15.9M

#33 of 51

Trade balance
$18.9M

Surplus

Export CAGR
+2.4%

2010 → 2024

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Massachusetts and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit
Peak imports
$35.5M

in 2017

Import CAGR
-2.7%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY
-55.9%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Massachusetts and Romania

Goods Returned (exports For Canada Only) make up 24.3% of what Massachusetts imports from Romania, while computer & electronic products lead the goods Massachusetts sends back.

What Massachusetts imports from Romania

$15.4M
Total imports
Goods Returned (exports For Canada Only)
$3.9M
24%
Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components
$1.9M
12%
Furniture & Fixtures
$1.7M
11%
Apparel & Accessories
$1.7M
10%
Computer & Electronic Products
$1.4M
9%
Transportation Equipment
$1.3M
8%
Other sectors
$3.5M
22%

What Massachusetts exports to Romania

$34.1M
Total exports
Computer & Electronic Products
$20.8M
60%
Transportation Equipment
$4.2M
12%
Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components
$3.7M
11%
Nonmetallic Mineral Products
$1.3M
4%
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities
$1.0M
3%
Machinery, Except Electrical
$989K
3%
Other sectors
$2.1M
6%

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 9,639 residents of Massachusetts identify as Romanian-American — ranking #14 of 51 nationwide.

Notable Romanian from Massachusetts

Elie Wiesel

Literature / Human Rights

Andrew W. Mellon Professor at Boston University (1976–2013). Nobel Peace Prize (1986). The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies at BU bears his name.

Born in Sighetu Marmației, Romania (1928). Holocaust survivor.

Historical

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Massachusetts grew

An estimated 3,733 Romanian-born residents call Massachusetts home, and 53% have become US citizens. Arrivals peaked in the 2000s.

Romanian-born

3,733

ACS 2022

US citizens

52.6%

403 people

Avg annual wages

$60K

working population

Bachelor's+

43.9%

34.7% graduate

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Arrivals by year

2005 onward

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Massachusetts
  • Middlesex County3,197
  • Suffolk County1,882
  • Norfolk County524
  • Worcester County191
  • Essex County98

Faith communities

4 Romanian-affiliated churches

The Romanian-American community in Massachusetts sustains 4 registered parishes across 2 denominations.

Orthodox (Metropolia) (3)Baptist (1)
View all 4 parishes
  • Providence Moldovian Baptist ChurchBaptist

    Greenfield, MA

  • St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox ChurchOrthodox (Metropolia)

    Shrewsbury, MA

  • St. Michael Romanian Orthodox ChurchOrthodox (Metropolia)

    Southbridge, MA

  • St. Parascheva Romanian Orthodox ChurchOrthodox (Metropolia)

    Wakefield, MA