Moldova

Economy

• GDP

  : 20.4 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 8622 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.4 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 47.2 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 19996 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.41 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 7.8 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 1.5 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 4.2 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 31.8 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 60.9 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -5.9 B$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : -19.6 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 6.0 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 2.3 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.1 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 7.4 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 16.9 % (2025)

• Services

  : 61.5 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 9.4 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.5 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 2.4 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : -1.8 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -29 766 (2025)

• Population density

  : 85.4 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 71.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.73 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 10.6 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 13.8 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 43.7 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 56.3 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 1.4 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.2 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 55.3 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 54.0 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 135 941 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 6.6 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 6.7 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 26.8 (2023)

• Internet users

  : 77.4 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 120.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 92.7 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 12 $ (2023)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 22.8 % (2023)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 414.2 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 410.9 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 416.9 (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 98.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 11.8 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 438.6 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 38.4 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 82.6 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 2.9 % (2024)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 6 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.6 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 585.0 (1992)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 3.42 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 21.4 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 6.5 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 1 297 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 11.7 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 12.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 8.00 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 6.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 63.8 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 12.1 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 7.9 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 7.9 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 2.35 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 7.1 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 12.6 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 2 413 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 24.7 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 386.5 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 86.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 84.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 16.5 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 19.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 24.7 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 46.9 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 24.1 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 6.3 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 28.8 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 71.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.9 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 4.02 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 5.54 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 22.7 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 34.5 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -5.0 % (2023)

• General government debt

  : 32.6 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.2 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -0.29 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.26 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 2.54 (2023)

• Political stability

  : -0.34 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -0.16 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.05 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.28 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 22.0 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 4.89 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 27.9 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 7.4 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 459.5 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 86.5 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 4.1 % (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 5.85 (2025)