Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Moldova
Moldova: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was -16.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Moldova is -16.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 49.6% on the previous year and down 173.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Moldova peaked at -1.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -17.1%, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 187th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -7.6% | — |
| 2001 | -1.8% | -76.3% |
| 2002 | -1.2% | -34.1% |
| 2003 | -6.6% | +451.4% |
| 2004 | -1.8% | -73.0% |
| 2005 | -7.6% | +325.6% |
| 2006 | -11.3% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | -15.2% | +34.5% |
| 2008 | -16.1% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | -8.9% | -44.6% |
| 2010 | -6.9% | -22.6% |
| 2011 | -10.1% | +46.7% |
| 2012 | -7.4% | -27.0% |
| 2013 | -5.2% | -30.1% |
| 2014 | -6.0% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | -5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | -3.6% | -39.1% |
| 2017 | -5.8% | +61.5% |
| 2018 | -10.8% | +84.5% |
| 2019 | -9.4% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | -7.7% | -18.4% |
| 2021 | -12.4% | +61.4% |
| 2022 | -17.1% | +37.7% |
| 2023 | -11.1% | -35.3% |
| 2024 | -16.6% | +49.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -16.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -2.1%, 7.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -16.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.7%, 23.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -451.4% | -1.2% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.8% | -16.1% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.1% | -10.8% | -3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.0% | -17.1% | -7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis -15.1% compare
- 185 Burundi -15.4% compare
- 186 Afghanistan -15.7% compare
- 187 Republic of Moldova -16.6% compare
- 189 Montenegro -17.0% compare
- 190 Fiji -17.4% compare
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 current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Moldova?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Moldova was -16.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.1% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Moldova ranks 187th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 173.9%. 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 Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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