Moldova

Country in Europe

In brief

Unemployment: 1.5% (2025). World rank 10 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 40. Current account balance, share of GDP: -19.6% (2025). World rank 175 of 185; in Europe, 42 of 43. Living on under $3 a day: 0% (2024). World rank 1 of 116 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $7.8B → $20.4B, GDP per person $2,750 → $8,622, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $9,198 → $19,996. Better than all its neighbours (Romania and Ukraine): GDP growth per year, unemployment, and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $20.4B 2025
GDP per person: $8,622 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $19,996 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $8,050 2025
Inflation: +7.8% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 43 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 7.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 16.9% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 61.5% 2025
Unemployment: 1.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 4.2% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 72.3% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 31.8% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 60.9% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -19.6% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +2.3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 9.4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 18.8% 2024
Currency: Moldovan Leu (MDL)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 26.8 2024
Living on under $3 a day: 0% 2024