Moldova's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was US$316 million in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 93.87% from US$163 million in 2010 (6.84% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$316 million | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$219 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$163 million | 2010 |
| Highest | US$396 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$33 million | 1996 |
| Average since 2011 | US$273.9 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | US$57 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Moldova's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) fell 20.2% on 2019 (from US$396 million to US$316 million).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +11% and a typical year strayed about 24.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 68.5% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 42.1% in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$21.91 million a year. A straight line explains 78% 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 2020, Moldova had the 98th highest value of the 158 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Moldova | US$316 million | 2020 |
| World | US$1.47 trillion | 2019 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$562.89 billion | 2019 |
| Upper middle income | US$289.87 billion | 2019 |
Closest to Moldova in the 2020 ranking
- Belarus — 95th of 158: US$355 million
- Uzbekistan — 96th of 158: US$345 million
- St. Lucia — 97th of 158: US$340 million
- Nigeria — 99th of 158: US$313 million
- Azerbaijan — 100th of 158: US$304 million
- Guatemala — 101st of 158: US$297 million
What this measures
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 26 values
| Year | International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 316,000,000 |
| 2019 | 396,000,000 |
| 2018 | 381,000,000 |
| 2017 | 323,000,000 |
| 2016 | 256,000,000 |
| 2015 | 219,000,000 |
| 2014 | 234,000,000 |
| 2013 | 230,000,000 |
| 2012 | 198,000,000 |
| 2011 | 186,000,000 |
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.13 billion (2020)
- Armenia — US$293 million (2020)
- Austria — US$13.88 billion (2020)
- Azerbaijan — US$304 million (2020)
- Belarus — US$355 million (2020)
- Belgium — US$6.6 billion (2020)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$426 million (2020)
- Bulgaria — US$1.64 billion (2020)
- Croatia
More private sector & trade data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 72.25% (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$10.92 billion (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) — 1.45% (2025)
- Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — 14.85% (2025)
- Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) — 22.41% (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) — 1.93% (2025)
- Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) — 59.71% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) — 0.71% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Moldova's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$)?
- US$316 million in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 454.39% from US$57 million in 1995 (7.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$396 million in 2019 and the lowest US$33 million in 1996.
- How does Moldova rank?
- 98th highest of 158 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) unusual for Moldova?
- In 2020, Moldova's international tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) fell 20.2% on 2019 (from US$396 million to US$316 million). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2019), the average change was +11% and a typical year strayed about 24.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ST.INT.TVLR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism 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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