External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Moldova
Moldova: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.5762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Moldova peaked at 1.43 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 36th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Moldova, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0.1171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +605.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +152.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3966 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5608 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6304 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.8% |
| 2000 | 1.43 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.0% |
| 2001 | 1.21 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 1.18 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.07 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8137 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7427 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7693 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7646 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.62 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6533 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6223 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7816 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7791 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7324 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6475 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6229 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6893 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6623 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.638 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.5762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4626 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.5762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5482 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +605.1% | 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1994 | +152.2% | 0.1171 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4413 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9278 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.43 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6747 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6109 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7816 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6893 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 33 Armenia 0.6317 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 0.5789 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Serbia 0.577 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 0.5748 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 0.5705 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Angola 0.5698 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Moldova
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -6.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Moldova?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Moldova was 0.5762 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Moldova ranks 36th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.