What is the difference in freight transport between Belgium and Romania?

5,495 Tonnes-kilometres, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Romania: Freight transport

Belgium

7,075 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

Romania

12,570 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Belgium rank

6th

Romania rank

5th

Freight transport over time

Belgium
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 12,570 Tonnes-kilometres against 7,075 Tonnes-kilometres in Belgium, a difference of 5,495 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.8 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 6th and Romania ranks 5th of 19 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,949 Tonnes-kilometres	3,300 Tonnes-kilometres	2,649 Tonnes-kilometres	Belgium
2000s	8,231 Tonnes-kilometres	4,895 Tonnes-kilometres	3,336 Tonnes-kilometres	Belgium
2010s	9,599 Tonnes-kilometres	12,731 Tonnes-kilometres	3,131 Tonnes-kilometres	Romania
2020s	6,982 Tonnes-kilometres	12,487 Tonnes-kilometres	5,505 Tonnes-kilometres	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freight transport, Belgium or Romania?: Romania, at 12,570 Tonnes-kilometres against 7,075 Tonnes-kilometres in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in freight transport between Belgium and Romania?: 5,495 Tonnes-kilometres, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for freight transport?: Belgium ranks 6th and Romania ranks 5th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Freight transport
Unit: Tonnes-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 25 places, 695 data points, 1994–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Freight transport by rail, road and inland waterways, split in national and international transport.