Share of imports that come from China in Moldova
Moldova: Share of imports that come from China was 13.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Moldova, 1992–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Moldova is 13.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Moldova peaked at 13.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Moldova 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +256.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +652.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -97.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +155.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +121.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +111.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +95.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +146.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +39.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +51.6% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +17.9% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 13.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 13.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +652.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| 1993 | +256.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1996 | +155.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.4% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More economy & growth data for Moldova
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 705.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Moldova?
- Share of imports that come from china in Moldova was 13.9% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Moldova rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Moldova ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.