Moldova's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was -103.09 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 177.12% from -37.2 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -103.09 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -46.81 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -37.2 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | -503.11 million | 1995 |
| Lowest | -103.09 billion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -63.25 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -503.11 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Moldova's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 19.66 billion on 2024 (from -83.43 billion to -103.09 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was −2.86 billion and a typical year strayed about 6.22 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.08 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.66 billion in 2025. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 6.73 billion a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 91st highest value of the 137 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
- Gambia, The — 88th of 137: -68.31 billion
- Mauritius — 89th of 137: -73.35 billion
- Romania — 90th of 137: -100.54 billion
- Nicaragua — 92nd of 137: -108.02 billion
- Iceland — 93rd of 137: -112 billion
- North Macedonia — 94th of 137: -143.48 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 31 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -103,094,849,500 |
| 2024 | -83,434,771,000 |
| 2023 | -72,153,124,000 |
| 2022 | -81,426,205,000 |
| 2021 | -65,780,779,000 |
| 2020 | -46,811,682,500 |
| 2019 | -52,079,839,000 |
| 2018 | -49,258,466,800 |
| 2017 | -41,463,264,900 |
| 2016 | -37,004,405,200 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — -145.93 billion (2025)
- Armenia — -623.38 billion (2025)
- Austria — 12.23 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 8.02 billion (2025)
- Belarus — -5.58 billion (2025)
- Belgium — -12.95 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — -7.42 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — -1.2 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -4.69 billion (2025)
- Cyprus
More economic policy & debt data for Moldova
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.54% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$1.19 million (2021)
- GDP (current US$) — US$20.35 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 353.52 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 353.52 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$9.49 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 178.51 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 47.2 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 40.33 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Moldova's external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- -103.09 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 20,392% from -503.11 million in 1995. The highest value was -503.11 million in 1995 and the lowest -103.09 billion in 2025.
- How does Moldova rank?
- 91st highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Moldova?
- In 2025, Moldova's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 19.66 billion on 2024 (from -83.43 billion to -103.09 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was −2.86 billion and a typical year strayed about 6.22 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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