Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Moldova: key statistics
Moldova has 2.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $8,622. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Moldovan leu MDL
- Languages
- Romanian
- ISO codes
- MDMDA
Population2.4m2025 · rank 145 of 217GDP$20.4bn2025 · rank 134 of 211GDP per capita$8,6222025 · rank 109 of 211Life expectancy71.3 yrs2024 · rank 144 of 217Internet users77.4%2024 · rank 107 of 188Fertility1.732024 · rank 124 of 217CO₂ per person3.42 t2024 · rank 87 of 203Inflation7.8%2025 · rank 31 of 180
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Moldova, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Moldova by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.4m | 2025 | 145/217 | 39/58 | −17% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -1.75% | 2025 | 215/217 | 58/58 | −1.0 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 43.7% | 2025 | 165/217 | 53/58 | +4.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.73 | 2024 | 124/217 | 11/58 | −5.2% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 16.9% | 2025 | 58/217 | 42/58 | +5.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 19.5% | 2025 | 127/217 | 12/58 | +1.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 83.5 | 2024 | 118/216 | 30/57 | −16% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.6 | 2024 | 147/217 | 15/58 | −31% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 33,849 km² | 2024 | 136/216 | 41/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $20.4bn | 2025 | 134/211 | 45/57 | +161% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $8,622 | 2025 | 109/211 | 50/57 | +214% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $19,996 | 2025 | 106/199 | 48/53 | +117% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $8,050 | 2025 | 102/201 | 46/53 | +145% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.4% | 2025 | 135/210 | 25/56 | +2.8 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 4.2% | 2025 | 42/210 | 11/56 | +3.8 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 7.4% | 2025 | 89/198 | 10/56 | −5.4 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 16.9% | 2025 | 148/201 | 47/57 | −4.2 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 61.5% | 2025 | 76/201 | 29/57 | +8.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.2% | 2025 | 78/175 | 24/51 | +0.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 4.1% | 2025 | 154/163 | 49/49 | −14.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 7.8% | 2025 | 31/180 | 7/49 | −1.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 2.3% | 2025 | 98/136 | 14/24 | ±0.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 9.0% | 2025 | 64/136 | 11/24 | −5.2 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 17.38 | 2025 | 99/210 | 14/57 | −7.7% | — | |
| Government debt | 37.5% | 2024 | 57/78 | 13/19 | +16.4 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 18.8% | 2024 | 54/142 | 29/48 | +2.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 34.5% | 2023 | 36/142 | 25/47 | +7.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 57.1% | 2024 | 40/119 | 10/20 | −0.1 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.56% | 2025 | 143/156 | 44/47 | +0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 31.8% | 2025 | 106/184 | 43/52 | −0.1 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 60.9% | 2025 | 54/184 | 19/52 | +3.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 92.7% | 2025 | 77/184 | 30/52 | +3.7 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -19.6% | 2025 | 175/185 | 48/50 | −13.7 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.3% | 2025 | 94/197 | 23/51 | −0.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 9.4% | 2025 | 32/178 | 8/50 | −10.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 29,000 | 2020 | 186/196 | 51/51 | −55% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.5% | 2025 | 178/187 | 49/49 | −0.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 4.2% | 2025 | 166/187 | 48/49 | +0.9 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 72.3% | 2025 | 25/187 | 2/49 | +2.1 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 72.3% | 2025 | 14/187 | 1/49 | +2.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.1bn | 2023 | 43/145 | 4/19 | +202% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 6.2% | 2023 | 40/139 | 2/18 | +2.8 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $428 | 2023 | 14/145 | 2/19 | +251% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0% | 2024 | 146/151 | 45/47 | ±0.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.6% | 2024 | 120/151 | 27/47 | −0.1 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 33.6% | 2024 | 38/145 | 1/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 26.8 | 2024 | 140/151 | 40/47 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 143/167 | 31/47 | −1.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 39.6% | 2025 | 31/190 | 12/52 | +17.8 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.4% | 2014 | 18/141 | 15/27 | +2.7 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.1% | 2014 | 22/147 | 16/28 | +3.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 107.6% | 2024 | 41/191 | 6/53 | +0.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 99.3% | 2024 | 64/176 | 33/53 | −5.0 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 74.7% | 2024 | 45/172 | 27/52 | +22.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 108.1% | 2024 | 11/168 | 3/47 | −1.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 17.9 | 2018 | 88/173 | 7/48 | +13% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 6.6% | 2023 | 18/184 | 4/49 | +0.6 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.3 yrs | 2024 | 144/217 | 56/58 | +1.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 15.1 | 2024 | 84/196 | 3/52 | +5.6% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 16.5 | 2024 | 90/196 | 5/52 | +4.4% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 19 | 2023 | 125/194 | 6/51 | ±0.0% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.7% | 2023 | 93/193 | 41/52 | −1.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $452 | 2023 | 99/193 | 47/52 | +95% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 4.02 | 2023 | 31/180 | 22/50 | +31% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 84% | 2024 | 131/193 | 43/51 | −6.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.9% | 2024 | 45/153 | 1/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 6.4% | 2012 | 123/154 | 12/28 | — | — | |
| Basic water | 92.7% | 2024 | 136/206 | 54/56 | +4.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 86.9% | 2024 | 129/203 | 52/54 | +6.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 77.4% | 2024 | 107/188 | 50/51 | +10.4 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 120.1 | 2024 | 90/210 | 35/56 | +7.4% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 29.6 | 2024 | 61/208 | 40/55 | +95% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 68/215 | 35/57 | +0.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 98.0% | 2024 | 65/192 | 31/51 | +5.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.42 t | 2024 | 87/203 | 42/49 | +21% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 21.4% | 2021 | 102/212 | 24/54 | +1.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 6.5% | 2021 | 153/206 | 47/51 | +0.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 11.3% | 2024 | 164/214 | 44/57 | −0.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 56.4% | 2024 | 5/206 | 3/53 | +3.8 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 52.2% | 2022 | 30/177 | 7/47 | −0.2 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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