Country Profile

Capital Chișinău
Population 2.7M
GDP $18.2B (2024)
GDP per Capita $7,576
Income Level Upper-Middle Income
Currency Moldovan leu (MDL L)
Language Romanian
Timezone UTC+02:00
Region Europe · Eastern Europe

Trade Partners

Moldova Exports To

  • Romania 31.0%
  • Ukraine 13.0%
  • Italy 6.0%
  • Germany 6.0%
  • Czechia 4.0%

Key exports: insulated wire, garments, refined petroleum, seed oils, wheat (2023)

Moldova Imports From

  • Romania 16.0%
  • Ukraine 13.0%
  • China 11.0%
  • Turkey 8.0%
  • Germany 7.0%

Key imports: refined petroleum, natural gas, cars, packaged medicine, plastic products (2023)

Economic Overview

upper middle-income Eastern European economy; sustained growth reversed by COVID-19; significant remittances; Russian energy and regional dependence; agricultural exporter; declining workforce due to emigration and low fertility

Government: parliamentary republic

UK Trade Status

FTA in Force

The UK has a free trade agreement with Moldova, providing preferential market access for UK exporters.

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