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Moldova GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Moldova real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Moldova economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Moldova best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 1.8 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 7.0 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 19.5 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 4.8% | 3% | 7.8% | -6% | 7.1% | 6.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| 9.4% | 4.8% | -0.5% | 2% | 3% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| N/A | N/A | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 14.1%
- industry: 21.2%
- services: 64.7%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 4.6% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 6.8% | 4.4% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 5.1% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 23.8% | 31.4% | 41.5% | 42.8% | 44.5% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| -1.9% | -1.9% | -2.3% | -3.2% | -3% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: N/A
Moody's: B3
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
-3.4% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
43.3% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.01% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.02% (2015)
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Import commodities
Mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles
Exports - major partners
Romania 23.1%, Italy 10.2%, Turkey 9.4%, Russia 8%, Germany 6.6%, Belarus 6.4% (2015)
Imports - major partners
Russia 22.7%, Romania 18.1%, Ukraine 11.5%, Germany 7%, Italy 4.8%, Turkey 4.4% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 243 million | USD 201 million | USD 229 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 29 million | USD 42 million | USD 17 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | USD 14.3 million | N/A |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 44 out of 190 countries (2017)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 44 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 62 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 21 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 32 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 42 out of 190 countries
Trading Across Borders: 34 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 31 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 165 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 73 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 60 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
100 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 117 / Score: 57.4 (Mostly unfree) (2016)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Moldovan 58.8% (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Romanian 16.4%, Russian 16%, Ukrainian 3.8%, Gagauz 3.1% (a Turkish language), Bulgarian 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2004 est.)
Religions
Orthodox 93.3%, Baptist 1%, other Christian 1.2%, other 0.9%, atheist 0.4%, none 1%, unspecified 2.2% (2004 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| N/A | 3.644 million | 3.564 million | 3.553 million | 3.54 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 23% | 40% | 46% | 45% |
Literacy
Total population: 99.4%
Male: 99.7%
Female: 99.1% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
% of population living on less than $3.10 a day
0.1% (2014)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
26.8 (2014)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 3
Civil Liberties: 3 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 34.99% Mobile 108.04% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)