Central government debt, total in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Central government debt, total was 34.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Central government debt, total in Republic of Moldova, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, central government debt, total in Republic of Moldova stood at 34.3%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Republic of Moldova peaked at 82.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2008.
Republic of Moldova ranks 66th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Central government debt, total in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 37.6% | — |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 82.8% | +72.3% |
| 1999 | 77.9% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 59.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -37.6% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +49.8% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +38.3% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 37.6% | 82.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 18.4% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.8% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.1% | 34.5% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Moldova
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2419 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,085 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 36,221 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 20.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1716 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,479 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 18.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Republic of Moldova?
- Central government debt, total in Republic of Moldova was 34.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2008.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for central government debt, total?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.