Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Republic of Moldova, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Republic of Moldova stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Republic of Moldova peaked at 5.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1996.
Republic of Moldova ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -27.2% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +65.4% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
More economy & growth data for Republic of Moldova
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2419 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,085 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 36,221 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 20.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1716 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,479 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 18.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Republic of Moldova?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Republic of Moldova was 5.1% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1996.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.