Foreign aid and investments received in Moldova
Moldova: Foreign aid and investments received was 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid and investments received in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid and investments received in Moldova stood at 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Moldova peaked at 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.12 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2001.
Moldova ranks 57th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid and investments received in Moldova, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 141.09 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 95.12 million millions of current united states dollars | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 149.98 million millions of current united states dollars | +57.7% |
| 2003 | 115.48 million millions of current united states dollars | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 116.91 million millions of current united states dollars | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 157.80 million millions of current united states dollars | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 371.33 million millions of current united states dollars | +135.3% |
| 2007 | 436.51 million millions of current united states dollars | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 463.48 million millions of current united states dollars | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 251.80 million millions of current united states dollars | -45.7% |
| 2010 | 600.24 million millions of current united states dollars | +138.4% |
| 2011 | 414.01 million millions of current united states dollars | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 538.54 million millions of current united states dollars | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 883.93 million millions of current united states dollars | +64.1% |
| 2014 | 526.62 million millions of current united states dollars | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 305.65 million millions of current united states dollars | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 391.44 million millions of current united states dollars | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 224.06 million millions of current united states dollars | -42.8% |
| 2018 | 327.48 million millions of current united states dollars | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 411.28 million millions of current united states dollars | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 673.10 million millions of current united states dollars | +63.7% |
| 2021 | 682.27 million millions of current united states dollars | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.23 billion millions of current united states dollars | +80.6% |
| 2023 | 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | +5.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 818.00 million millions of current united states dollars, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 864.09 million millions of current united states dollars, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 229.95 million millions of current united states dollars | 95.12 million millions of current united states dollars | 463.48 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 462.32 million millions of current united states dollars | 224.06 million millions of current united states dollars | 883.93 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 billion millions of current united states dollars | 673.10 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 54 Madagascar 1.51 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 55 El Salvador 1.40 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 56 Myanmar 1.40 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 1.37 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 59 Haiti 1.34 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
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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 foreign aid and investments received in Moldova?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Moldova was 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.12 million millions of current united states dollars in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Moldova ranks 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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