Food, beverages and tobacco in Moldova
Moldova: Food, beverages and tobacco was 40.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food, beverages and tobacco in Moldova, 1993–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 40.0% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Moldova peaked at 64.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2020.
Moldova ranks 53rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 64.6% | — |
| 1994 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +8.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 40.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 40.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 64.5% | 64.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 39.0% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 36.3% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 32.9% | 40.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More economy & growth data for Moldova
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 99.60 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.19 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 459.51 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 0.2505 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 194.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2951 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 2,544 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Moldova?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Moldova was 40.0% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Moldova ranks 53rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).