Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Moldova
Moldova: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Moldova, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Moldova stood at 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 422.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Moldova peaked at 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
Moldova ranks 77th of 191 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 direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Moldova, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -284.3% |
| 1999 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -108.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +81.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +234.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2131.8% |
| 2005 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -104.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +294.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1403.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +87.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -117.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -213.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +325.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +166.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -90.8% |
| 2021 | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +217.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +196.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +707.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 56% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2131.8% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2007 | +1403.6% | -0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 74 New Caledonia 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Tajikistan 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Malawi 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Turkey 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Paraguay 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0046 BoP, 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 foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Moldova?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Moldova was 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Moldova rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Moldova ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 422.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.