Moldova's imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 215.34 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 156.74% from 83.88 billion in 2015 (9.89% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 215.34 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 102.57 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 83.88 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 215.34 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 4.4 billion | 1995 |
| Average since 2016 | 142.86 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 4.4 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Moldova's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 16% on 2024 (from 185.69 billion to 215.34 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was +15% and a typical year strayed about 16.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 52.6% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.6% in 2009. 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 upward, about 14.38 billion a year. A straight line explains 88% 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 98th 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
- Peru — 94th of 137: 260.94 billion
- Mauritania — 95th of 137: 251.75 billion
- Comoros — 96th of 137: 250.17 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 98th of 137: 195.87 billion
- Namibia — 99th of 137: 172.39 billion
- Libya — 100th of 137: 168.27 billion
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. 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 | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 215,344,558,200 |
| 2024 | 185,693,131,000 |
| 2023 | 178,738,796,000 |
| 2022 | 194,587,915,000 |
| 2021 | 139,974,944,100 |
| 2020 | 102,566,014,600 |
| 2019 | 116,413,397,800 |
| 2018 | 107,293,830,300 |
| 2017 | 98,723,447,500 |
| 2016 | 89,265,562,900 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — 1.13 trillion (2025)
- Armenia — 6.07 trillion (2025)
- Austria — 268.29 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 47.52 billion (2025)
- Belarus — 163.47 billion (2025)
- Belgium — 497.36 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 30.61 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — 60.07 billion (2025)
- Croatia — 49.29 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — 33.54 billion (2025)
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 imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 215.34 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 4,795% from 4.4 billion in 1995 (13.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 215.34 billion in 2025 and the lowest 4.4 billion in 1995.
- How does Moldova rank?
- 98th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Moldova?
- In 2025, Moldova's imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 16% on 2024 (from 185.69 billion to 215.34 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was +15% and a typical year strayed about 16.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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