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General profile: Moldova, Republic of

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
3.273 Millions
18.897 MDL/US$
14 510 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 32 885 km²
28.57 %
-5.95 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+37.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
1 091
1 541
1 967
4 332
Merchandise imports
2 292
3 855
3 987
9 219
Merchandise trade balance
-1 201
-2 314
-2 020
-4 887
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %41 %41 %14 %14 %44 %44 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
1 2417203313052311 241720331305231
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
446
788
981
2 275
Services imports
426
716
849
1 371
Services trade balance
20
72
132
904
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
39.0
32.9
32.8
22.0
Travel
23.1
20.7
22.3
32.5
Other services
27.3
32.8
30.4
34.5
TRADE INDICES
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16714312813612812611110093948383645461605210010811398991031031009598100102104103106112114
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-5.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
3 587
6 975
7 798
14 510
GDP per capita, current US$
896
1 896
2 379
4 433
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.50
7.09
-0.70
-5.95
Current account balance, % of GDP
-6.30
-6.90
-5.98
-15.81
Exchange rate (/US$)
12.600
12.369
18.818
18.897
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
83.616.826.930.657.883.616.826.930.657.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
190.70
292.96
237.30
587.30
FDI outflows
-0.16
2.87
18.74
50.64
Personal remittances, % of GDP
25.51
25.13
19.88
14.15
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
2 036.92 119.31 876.61 909.91 837.91 637.91 467.21 540.12 075.92 191.51 986.41 813.11 752.81 352.31 888.01 491.31 175.8587410150509297152832373422332413602932747115412581911467484103128FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-33.79
-32.19
-25.49
-29.54
Balance, % of imports
-47.63
-53.36
-44.36
-41.76
Normalized balance
-0.313
-0.364
-0.285
-0.264
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
11288798788898989949696998883103110104108
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban 43%Urban 43%Rural 57%Rural 57%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.021 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
460
733
460
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.30
0.68
0.26
0.27
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
3.63
3.94
3.23
3.79
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 April 2024