Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Moldova is 2.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 323.3% on the previous year and up 187.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Moldova peaked at 11.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -7.5%, in 2020.
Moldova ranks 56th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -1186.7% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -28.6% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +96.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -32.2% |
| 2006 | -1.4% | -117.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -198.6% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +418.6% |
| 2009 | -5.3% | -173.7% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -180.4% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +35.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -93.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +2571.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -92.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +693.3% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -71.6% |
| 2020 | -7.5% | -455.5% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -244.7% |
| 2022 | -5.0% | -146.4% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -165.0% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | -135.5% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | -323.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2571.8% | 0.4% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | -5.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 0.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -7.5% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More economy & growth data for Moldova
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 705.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 71.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.8389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 63.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6126 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0391 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 337.05 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Moldova?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Moldova was 2.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.5% in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Moldova ranks 56th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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