Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income

Moldova: the economy in numbers

Per person: $8,622, or $19,996 at purchasing power parity. Population: 2.36 million (2025).

$20.4B+2.4%real GDP growth, 2025

GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #132 of 204 economies. IMF forecast for 2026: +1.5%.

GDP per capita

$8,622

2025 · #103 of 204

GDP per capita, PPP

$19,996

2025 · #105 of 197

Inflation

7.8%

2025 · IMF forecast 2026: 7.4%

Government debt

39.2%

2025 · % of GDP, general government

Population

2.36M

2025 · #145 of 217

Unemployment

1.5%

2025 · ILO estimate

Life expectancy

71.3 years

2024

GDP

Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $8.86 billion in 1990, $20.4 billion in 2025.

Current US dollars; “In 2025 dollars” removes US inflationSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per capita

In 2025 dollars: $2,975 per person in 1990, $8,622 in 2025.

GDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPP (international $)

PPP: purchasing power parity, international dollarsSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Real GDP growth

Average over 2016–2025: 2.0% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1991: 13 of 35.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Inflation

Consumer prices rose 7.46 times from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 1,614% in 1993. Years with inflation above 100%: 3. The chart cuts the scale at 100%; “Full scale” shows everything.

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)

Government debt, % of GDP

Highest since 1995: 159.4% of GDP in 1998. IMF forecast for 2031: 49.2%.

General government (IMF)Central government only (World Bank)

Shaded: IMF forecasts from 2026Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Population

1960: 2.06 million · 2025: 2.36 million.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Unemployment rate

1991: 1.9% · 2025: 1.5%.

% of the labor force, ILO modeled estimatesSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy at birth

1960: 59.4 years · 2024: 71.3 years.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Exports of goods and services

1995: 60.1% · 2025: 31.8%.

% of GDPSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

Data by year

Show the year-by-year table

Year	GDP	GDP per capita	Per capita, PPP	Real growth	Inflation	Gov. debt, % GDP	Population	Unemployment	Life expectancy	Exports, % GDP
2031				3.4%^f	5.0%^f	49.2%^f
2030				3.5%^f	5.0%^f	48.6%^f
2029				3.5%^f	5.0%^f	47.7%^f
2028				3.2%^f	5.3%^f	46.1%^f
2027				2.3%^f	9.0%^f	43.6%^f
2026				1.5%^f	7.4%^f	41.8%^f
2025	$20.4B	$8,622	$19,996	2.4%	7.8%	39.2%	2.36M	1.5%		31.8%
2024	$18.2B	$7,579	$18,662	0.3%	4.7%	38.8%	2.4M	1.4%	71.3	31.6%
2023	$16.7B	$6,800	$17,751	1.2%	13.4%	34.9%	2.46M	1.6%	71.2	35.1%
2022	$14.5B	$5,744	$16,442	−4.6%	28.7%	35.0%	2.53M	0.9%	71.5	41.2%
2021	$13.7B	$5,275	$15,682	13.9%	5.1%	33.6%	2.6M	0.8%	69.0	30.6%
2020	$11.5B	$4,376	$13,527	−8.3%	3.8%	36.6%	2.64M	1.2%	69.9	27.9%
2019	$11.7B	$4,405	$13,413	3.6%	4.8%	28.8%	2.66M	1.5%	70.2	31.2%
2018	$11.3B	$4,156	$11,868	4.1%	3.0%	31.8%	2.71M	1.2%	70.2	30.7%
2017	$9.51B	$3,453	$11,252	4.2%	6.6%	34.9%	2.76M	1.6%	70.4	32.5%
2016	$7.98B	$2,847	$10,326	4.6%	6.4%	39.7%	2.8M	1.6%	70.2	32.9%
2015	$7.8B	$2,750	$9,198	−0.3%	9.7%	42.1%	2.84M	1.8%	70.1	31.8%
2014	$9.4B	$3,290	$8,643	5.0%	5.1%	35.4%	2.86M	1.4%	70.2	31.5%
2013	$9.5B	$3,321	$8,233	9.0%	4.6%	30.0%	2.86M	1.9%	70.3	32.1%
2012	$8.71B	$3,045	$7,255	−0.6%	4.5%	31.3%	2.86M	2.2%	70.3	31.1%
2011	$8.41B	$2,941	$6,833	5.8%	7.7%	24.2%	2.86M	2.7%	70.2	32.5%
2010	$6.97B	$2,437	$6,323	7.1%	7.5%	25.5%	2.86M	3.0%	69.9	27.8%
2009	$5.44B	$1,898	$5,827	−6.0%	−0.1%	32.6%	2.87M	3.0%	69.4	36.9%
2008	$6.05B	$2,111	$6,153	7.8%	12.8%	22.2%	2.87M	2.1%	69.0	40.8%
2007	$4.4B	$1,531	$5,590	3.0%	12.4%	28.3%	2.87M	2.7%	68.7	45.6%
2006	$3.41B	$1,183	$5,271	4.8%	12.8%	35.0%	2.88M	4.3%	68.4	45.3%
2005	$2.99B	$1,034	$4,866	7.5%	12.0%	40.4%	2.89M	5.6%	68.2	51.2%
2004	$2.6B	$897	$4,378	7.4%	12.5%	49.3%	2.9M	6.4%	68.0	51.2%
2003	$1.98B	$682	$3,960	6.6%	11.7%	68.1%	2.9M	6.4%	67.9	53.3%
2002	$1.66B	$571	$3,633	7.8%	5.3%	80.3%	2.91M	6.8%	67.8	52.5%
2001	$1.48B	$507	$3,311	6.1%	9.8%	85.4%	2.92M	7.4%	67.7	50.1%
2000	$1.29B	$441	$3,045	2.1%	31.3%	89.1%	2.92M	8.5%	67.5	49.6%
1999	$1.17B	$399	$2,910	−3.4%	39.3%	150.7%	2.93M	11.1%	67.2	52.3%
1998	$1.7B	$579	$2,965	−6.5%	7.7%	159.4%	2.94M	10.0%	66.8	45.0%
1997	$1.93B	$657	$3,136	1.6%	11.8%	89.0%	2.94M	7.9%	66.5	53.2%
1996	$1.7B	$575	$3,021	−5.9%	23.5%	87.5%	2.95M	7.9%	66.2	55.3%
1995	$1.75B	$594	$3,146	−1.4%	29.9%	79.5%	2.95M	5.3%	66.2	60.1%
1994	$1.7B	$574	$3,111	−30.9%	486.4%		2.97M	5.8%	66.3
1993	$2.37B	$797	$4,394	−1.2%	1,614%		2.98M	3.7%	66.7
1992	$2.32B	$778	$4,337	−29.1%	1,027%		2.98M	3.7%	66.7
1991	$3.09B	$1,038	$5,980	−16.0%			2.98M	1.9%	67.6
1990	$3.59B	$1,207	$6,895				2.98M		67.9
1989							2.97M		68.2
1988							2.95M		68.2
1987							2.92M		67.9
1986							2.88M		67.4
1985							2.85M		66.9
1984							2.82M		66.4
1983							2.79M		66.1
1982							2.76M		65.9
1981							2.74M		65.6
1980							2.71M		65.2
1979							2.68M		64.8
1978							2.66M		64.5
1977							2.63M		64.2
1976							2.6M		64.0
1975							2.57M		63.7
1974							2.54M		63.4
1973							2.51M		63.2
1972							2.48M		62.9
1971							2.46M		62.7
1970							2.44M		62.4
1969							2.41M		62.2
1968							2.37M		62.0
1967							2.34M		61.8
1966							2.3M		61.6
1965							2.27M		61.3
1964							2.23M		61.0
1963							2.19M		60.6
1962							2.15M		60.3
1961							2.1M		59.9
1960							2.06M		59.4

e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.

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$15,262 per person (2025)

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$25,907 per person (2025)

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$10,279 per person (2025)

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Rankings

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Data and methods

GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)