Moldova: Broad money to total reserves ratio

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Moldova's broad money to total reserves ratio rose 0.09 on 2024 (from 1.74 to 1.83).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.00782 and a typical year strayed about 0.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.15 in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 405.08 in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Moldova had the 56th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Moldova in the 2025 ranking

• Azerbaijan — 53rd of 64: 2.16
• Romania — 54th of 64: 1.96
• Suriname — 55th of 64: 1.83
• Nigeria — 57th of 64: 1.81
• Ukraine — 58th of 64: 1.68
• Comoros — 59th of 64: 1.6

What this measures

Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).

All 34 values

Broad money to total reserves ratio in nearby economies

• Albania — 2.94 (2024)
• Armenia — 3.52 (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 2.16 (2025)
• Belarus — 2.54 (2021)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2.3 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 2.13 (2024)
• Czechia — 2.06 (2024)
• Denmark — 2.45 (2024)
• Georgia — 3.41 (2025)
• Hungary — 2.88 (2024)
• Iceland

More financial sector data for Moldova

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 198.04 (2025)
• GDP deflator, linked series (base year varies by country) — 198.04 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$17.37 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 28.22% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 110.06 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 119.81 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 28.24% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 190.48 billion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 53.88% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

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Questions people ask

What is Moldova's broad money to total reserves ratio?

1.83 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is down 99.56% from 411.04 in 1992 (15.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 411.04 in 1992 and the lowest 1 in 1996.

How does Moldova rank?

56th highest of 64 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in broad money to total reserves ratio unusual for Moldova?

In 2025, Moldova's broad money to total reserves ratio rose 0.09 on 2024 (from 1.74 to 1.83). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.00782 and a typical year strayed about 0.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.IR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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