Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Moldova: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 7.8% (2025), 31st of 180 in the world and 7th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 6.6% (2025), 43rd of 209 in the world and 11th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 9.0% (2025), 64th of 136 in the world and 11th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Moldova in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 7.8%2025 | 31/180 | 7/49 | 31.3% | 7.5% | 3.8% | −1.9 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 6.6%2025 | 43/209 | 11/56 | 27.3% | 33.3% | 5.6% | −5.0 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 9.0%2025 | 64/136 | 11/24 | 33.8% | 16.4% | 8.2% | −5.2 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.3%2025 | 98/136 | 14/24 | 5.1% | -12.7% | 2.5% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 17.382025 | 99/210 | 14/57 | 12.43 | 12.37 | 17.32 | −7.7%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 18.8%2024 | 54/142 | 29/48 | 14.7% | 15.2% | 17.9% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 30.6%2024 | 49/142 | 34/48 | 24.5% | 26.3% | 28.7% | +4.3 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 34.5%2023 | 36/142 | 25/47 | 28.9% | 29.1% | 32.7% | +7.3 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | — | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 37.5%2024 | 57/78 | 13/19 | 73.0% | 21.9% | 34.0% | +16.4 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 57.1%2024 | 40/119 | 10/20 | 136.2% | 63.2% | 66.7% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 33.6%2025 | 101/169 | 36/48 | · | 29.5% | 28.7% | +4.7 ppsince 2015 | 82.1% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 53.9%2025 | 83/146 | 18/28 | 22.3% | 43.0% | 53.9% | +10.3 ppsince 2015 | — | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.42025 | 62/165 | 15/49 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 7.1 | +24%since 2015 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.56%2025 | 143/156 | 44/47 | 0.40% | 0.26% | 0.38% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 1.87% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−1.9 pp7.8% in 2025
- External debt−0.1 pp57.1% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports+24%5.4 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Government debt+16.4 pp37.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Moldova and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Moldova. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Moldova | Ukraine | Romania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 7.8%2025 | 12.7%2025 | 7.2%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 6.6%2025 | 14.5%2025 | 8.2%2025 |
| Lending rate | 9.0%2025 | 19.7%2025 | 8.5%2025 |
| Real interest rate | 2.3%2025 | 4.6%2025 | 0.3%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 17.382025 | 41.692025 | 4.472025 |
| Tax revenue | 18.8%2024 | 21.0%2024 | 16.2%2024 |
| Government revenue | 30.6%2024 | 33.7%2024 | 30.7%2024 |
| Government expense | 34.5%2023 | 65.6%2023 | 37.3%2022 |
| Government debt | 37.5%2024 | 58.7%2020 | — |