upper middle-income Eastern European economy; sustained growth reversed by COVID-19; significant remittances; Russian energy and regional dependence; agricultural exporter; declining workforce due to emigration and low fertility
$36.637 billion (2021 est.)
$32.153 billion (2020 est.)
$34.715 billion (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
13.94% (2021 est.)
-7.38% (2020 est.)
3.68% (2019 est.)
$14,000 (2021 est.)
$12,200 (2020 est.)
$13,000 (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
$11.982 billion (2019 est.)
5.11% (2021 est.)
3.77% (2020 est.)
4.84% (2019 est.)
Moody's rating: B3 (2010)
note: The year refers to the year in which the current credit rating was first obtained.
agriculture: 17.7% (2017 est.)
industry: 20.3% (2017 est.)
services: 62% (2017 est.)
household consumption: 85.8% (2017 est.)
government consumption: 19% (2017 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 21.9% (2017 est.)
investment in inventories: 1.4% (2017 est.)
exports of goods and services: 42.5% (2017 est.)
imports of goods and services: -70.7% (2017 est.)
maize, wheat, sunflower seeds, grapes, apples, sugar beets, milk, potatoes, barley, plums/sloes
sugar processing, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles
-0.67% (2021 est.)
810,000 (2021 est.)
agriculture: 32.3%
industry: 12%
services: 55.7% (2017 est.)
3.96% (2021 est.)
3.82% (2020 est.)
5.1% (2019 est.)
total: 8.6%
male: 5.3%
female: 14.7% (2021 est.)
7.3% (2018 est.)
26 (2019 est.)
lowest 10%: 4.2%
highest 10%: 22.1% (2014 est.)
revenues: $3.582 billion (2019 est.)
expenditures: $3.754 billion (2019 est.)
note: National Public Budget
-0.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
33.01% of GDP (2020 est.)
24.95% of GDP (2019 est.)
27.02% of GDP (2018 est.)
17.41% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
calendar year
-$1.699 billion (2021 est.)
-$886.899 million (2020 est.)
-$1.106 billion (2019 est.)
$4.197 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$3.222 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$3.662 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Romania 27%, Russia 9%, Italy 9%, Germany 9%, Turkey 6%, Poland 5% (2019)
insulated wiring, wheat, sunflower seeds, rolled iron, wine, corn, seats (2021)
$7.915 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$5.918 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$6.608 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Romania 20%, Russia 10%, Ukraine 9%, Germany 8%, China 7%, Turkey 6%, Italy 6% (2019)
refined petroleum, cars, insulated wiring, packaged medicines, broadcasting equipment (2019)
$3.902 billion (31 December 2021 est.)
$3.784 billion (31 December 2020 est.)
$3.06 billion (31 December 2019 est.)
$7.232 billion (2019 est.)
$7.16 billion (2018 est.)
Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar -
17.68 (2021 est.)
17.322 (2020 est.)
17.573 (2019 est.)
16.802 (2018 est.)
18.499 (2017 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Moldova on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Moldova 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Moldova 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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