Moldova: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Moldova's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) fell 2.47 percentage points on 2023 (from 7.42% to 4.95%).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was +0.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.46 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 5.37 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.04 percentage points in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.46 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 57% 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 2024, Moldova had the 65th highest value of the 101 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 2024 ranking

• Peru — 61st of 101: 5.28%
• Mauritius — 62nd of 101: 5.25%
• Gambia, The — 63rd of 101: 5.24%
• Mali — 65th of 101: 4.92%
• Fiji — 66th of 101: 4.86%
• Lesotho — 67th of 101: 4.82%

What this measures

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 31 values

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in nearby economies

• Albania — 4.63% (2024)
• Armenia — 2.87% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 9% (2024)
• Belarus — 6.84% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 4.24% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 3.31% (2024)
• Georgia — 4.47% (2024)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Moldova's public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)?

4.95% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 3.65 percentage points from 1.3% in 1994. The highest value was 14.75% in 1999 and the lowest 1.3% in 1994.

How does Moldova rank?

65th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) unusual for Moldova?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DPPG.XP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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