Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP was -16.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Republic of Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Republic of Moldova recorded -16.6% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 Republic of Moldova peaked at -1.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -17.1%, in 2022.
That places Republic of Moldova 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis -15.1% compare
- 184 Burundi -15.4% compare
- 185 Afghanistan -15.7% compare
- 186 Republic of Moldova -16.6% compare
- 188 Montenegro -17.0% compare
- 189 Fiji -17.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Republic of Moldova
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.16 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.1031 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 7.96 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 12.7 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 7.96 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 9.69 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 4.42 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 21.45 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 68,756 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 3,889 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Republic of Moldova?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Republic of 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 Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.1% in 2022.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 186th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 173.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of 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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