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Moldova trade in 2024

In 2024, Moldova exported $4.3 billion and imported $9.4 billion, a trade deficit of $5.1 billion. It was the world's 126th-largest exporter, with 0.02% of world exports. Its top export was cables and wire (12.9% of the total) and its main trading partner was Romania (21.3% of its trade).

Summary

Exports
$4.3billion
Imports
$9.4billion
Trade balance
-$5.1billion
Routes to the main partners. Width: trade value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand
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Products

What it exports

Cables and wire (12.9%) and sunflower seeds (7.4%) together make up 20.3% of its exports.

  1. Cables and wire$557 million · 12.9%
    Main partner: Romania
  2. Sunflower seeds$317 million · 7.4%
    Main partner: Romania
  3. Wheat$253 million · 5.9%
    Main partner: Romania
  4. Wine$154 million · 3.6%
    Main partner: Romania
  5. Steel wire rod$139 million · 3.2%
    Main partner: Romania
  6. Refined petroleum$137 million · 3.2%
    Main partner: Ukraine
  7. Sunflower, safflower and cottonseed oil$130 million · 3%
    Main partner: Romania
  8. Women's coats and jackets$101 million · 2.4%
    Main partner: China
  9. Fruit and vegetable juices$98 million · 2.3%
    Main partner: Poland
  10. Seats and chairs$91 million · 2.1%
    Main partner: Romania

What it imports

Refined petroleum (9.5%) and cars (5.6%) together make up 15.1% of its imports.

  1. Refined petroleum$891 million · 9.5%
    Main partner: Romania
  2. Cars$523 million · 5.6%
    Main partner: Germany
  3. Natural gas and LPG$447 million · 4.8%
    Main partner: Ukraine
  4. Medicines in measured doses or retail packs$289 million · 3.1%
    Main partner: Germany
  5. Cables and wire$215 million · 2.3%
    Main partner: Czechia
  6. Cameras and broadcast equipment$165 million · 1.8%
    Main partner: China
  7. Electricity$127 million · 1.4%
    Main partner: Romania
  8. Ferrous scrap$103 million · 1.1%
    Main partner: Romania
  9. Auto parts$94 million · 1%
    Main partner: China
  10. Low-voltage switches and connectors$87 million · 0.93%
    Main partner: Germany
By Harmonized System chapter (96)
ChapterExportsImports
85 · Electrical and electronic equipment$638 million$955 million
12 · Oilseeds and grains$385 million$76 million
10 · Cereals$369 million$28 million
62 · Woven clothing$340 million$91 million
08 · Fruit and nuts$297 million$113 million
22 · Beverages and spirits$285 million$113 million
72 · Iron and steel$203 million$289 million
27 · Oil, gas and coal$201 million$1.5 billion
94 · Furniture and lighting$151 million$129 million
61 · Knitted clothing$142 million$124 million
15 · Fats and oils$141 million$76 million
20 · Preserved fruit and vegetables$137 million$49 million
84 · Mechanical machinery$115 million$784 million
70 · Glass$102 million$76 million
39 · Plastics$60 million$388 million
30 · Pharmaceuticals$52 million$328 million
87 · Vehicles$50 million$883 million
90 · Precision and medical instruments$48 million$177 million
73 · Iron and steel products$48 million$194 million
63 · Home textiles and used clothing$47 million$58 million
64 · Footwear$39 million$65 million
23 · Animal feed and food waste$36 million$66 million
42 · Leather goods and bags$32 million$35 million
19 · Baked goods and cereal products$26 million$101 million
48 · Paper and paperboard$26 million$157 million
95 · Toys and sports gear$25 million$69 million
21 · Food preparations$24 million$131 million
74 · Copper$24 million$13 million
44 · Wood$21 million$155 million
33 · Perfumes and cosmetics$18 million$116 million
52 · Cotton$17 million$35 million
01 · Live animals$17 million$11 million
07 · Vegetables$15 million$100 million
18 · Cocoa and chocolate$14 million$48 million
25 · Salt, stone and cement$14 million$38 million
76 · Aluminum$13 million$48 million
57 · Carpets and rugs$13 million$14 million
04 · Dairy, eggs and honey$12 million$141 million
11 · Milling products and malt$12 million$26 million
17 · Sugar and sweets$8 million$50 million
38 · Miscellaneous chemicals$6 million$104 million
32 · Dyes, paints and tanning agents$6 million$65 million
29 · Organic chemicals$6 million$33 million
47 · Wood pulp$6 million$551 thousand
91 · Watches and clocks$5 million$13 million
28 · Inorganic chemicals$5 million$31 million
71 · Gems and precious metals$4 million$39 million
83 · Miscellaneous metal goods$4 million$55 million
02 · Meat and offal$4 million$78 million
68 · Stone, plaster and cement articles$4 million$55 million
05 · Other animal products$3 million$12 million
65 · Hats$3 million$5 million
54 · Synthetic filaments$3 million$40 million
34 · Soap and cleaning products$3 million$103 million
49 · Books and printed matter$2 million$19 million
96 · Other manufactured goods$2 million$38 million
40 · Rubber$2 million$103 million
16 · Prepared meat and fish$1 million$35 million
09 · Coffee, tea and spices$1 million$32 million
06 · Live plants and flowers$1 million$33 million
43 · Fur and fur goods$1 million$1 million
41 · Hides and leather$1 million$19 million
35 · Glues, starches and enzymes$1 million$15 million
82 · Tools and cutlery$1 million$30 million
69 · Ceramics$1 million$72 million
14 · Other plant products$1 million$750 thousand
58 · Special fabrics and lace$1 million$18 million
46 · Wicker and basketware$865 thousand$647 thousand
86 · Railway equipment$818 thousand$3 million
59 · Coated and technical textiles$775 thousand$34 million
60 · Knitted fabric$751 thousand$33 million
24 · Tobacco$688 thousand$51 million
89 · Ships and boats$654 thousand$2 million
56 · Felt, nonwovens and rope$587 thousand$36 million
88 · Aircraft and spacecraft$582 thousand$6 million
03 · Fish and seafood$442 thousand$105 million
92 · Musical instruments$310 thousand$2 million
55 · Synthetic staple fibers$283 thousand$27 million
51 · Wool$250 thousand$9 million
31 · Fertilizers$241 thousand$93 million
13 · Gums and plant extracts$169 thousand$2 million
26 · Ores and slag$159 thousand$2 million
93 · Weapons and ammunition$154 thousand$12 million
81 · Other base metals$152 thousand$2 million
97 · Art and antiques$123 thousand$94 thousand
80 · Tin$68 thousand$516 thousand
45 · Cork$56 thousand$6 million
79 · Zinc$51 thousand$510 thousand
75 · Nickel$48 thousand$346 thousand
67 · Feathers and artificial flowers$44 thousand$3 million
78 · Lead$42 thousand$516 thousand
53 · Other plant fibers$35 thousand$3 million
37 · Photographic goods$30 thousand$3 million
66 · Umbrellas and canes$7 thousand$2 million
50 · Silk$1 thousand$2 million
36 · Explosives and matches$0$4 million

Trading partners

Romania is its main destination (29.3% of exports) and source (17.6% of imports).

Who it sells to

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
Romania1.329.3%Land
Ukraine0.347.9%Land
Italy0.266%Sea
Czechia0.245.6%Sea
Turkey0.214.9%Sea
Germany0.24.6%Sea
Poland0.194.4%Sea
Bulgaria0.143.2%Sea
United States0.133%Sea
Russia0.122.7%Sea

Who it buys from

PartnerValue (USD billions)ShareMode
Romania1.617.6%Land
China1.213.3%Sea
Ukraine1.112.1%Land
Turkey0.687.3%Sea
Germany0.677.2%Sea
Italy0.475%Sea
Poland0.373.9%Sea
France0.222.3%Sea
Russia0.212.2%Sea
Hungary0.192%Sea

Overview 1995–2024

In 2024, Moldova accounted for 0.02% of world exports, compared with 0.02% in 1995.

Exports and imports

Exports grew 5-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Bars: trade balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 4.3
  • Imports 9.4
  • Balance -5.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$881 million$967 million-$86 million
1996$1.1 billion$1.4 billion-$228 million
1997$1.3 billion$1.3 billion-$77 million
1998$917 million$1.2 billion-$329 million
1999$695 million$790 million-$95 million
2000$794 million$969 million-$175 million
2001$818 million$1.1 billion-$291 million
2002$870 million$1.3 billion-$389 million
2003$1.1 billion$1.7 billion-$682 million
2004$1.4 billion$2.2 billion-$776 million
2005$1.6 billion$2.8 billion-$1.2 billion
2006$1.5 billion$3.1 billion-$1.6 billion
2007$2 billion$4.3 billion-$2.3 billion
2008$2.3 billion$5.6 billion-$3.3 billion
2009$1.7 billion$3.7 billion-$2.1 billion
2010$2 billion$4.3 billion-$2.3 billion
2011$2.8 billion$5.2 billion-$2.4 billion
2012$2.8 billion$5.3 billion-$2.5 billion
2013$2.9 billion$5.8 billion-$2.9 billion
2014$3.1 billion$5.7 billion-$2.6 billion
2015$2.5 billion$4.1 billion-$1.6 billion
2016$2.5 billion$4.3 billion-$1.7 billion
2017$3.1 billion$5.2 billion-$2 billion
2018$3.7 billion$6 billion-$2.3 billion
2019$3.5 billion$6.1 billion-$2.6 billion
2020$3.1 billion$5.6 billion-$2.5 billion
2021$4 billion$7.6 billion-$3.7 billion
2022$5 billion$9.5 billion-$4.5 billion
2023$4.9 billion$9 billion-$4.1 billion
2024$4.3 billion$9.4 billion-$5.1 billion

World rank

Moldova fell from 114th to 126th among the world's exporters

Rank among 222 countries by export value (1st at the top).

  • 114th in 1995
  • 126th in 2024

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearRank
1995114th
1996113th
1997114th
1998118th
1999130th
2000133rd
2001133rd
2002134th
2003133rd
2004129th
2005131st
2006136th
2007134th
2008134th
2009137th
2010135th
2011134th
2012133rd
2013133rd
2014133rd
2015133rd
2016132nd
2017131st
2018130th
2019131st
2020130th
2021131st
2022128th
2023131st
2024126th

What it sells

Electrical and electronic equipment became its top export group: from 2% to 15%

% of exports by Harmonized System chapter.

  • Other 37%
  • Oil, gas and coal 5%
  • Iron and steel 5%
  • Beverages and spirits 7%
  • Fruit and nuts 7%
  • Woven clothing 8%
  • Cereals 9%
  • Oilseeds and grains 9%
  • Electrical and electronic equipment 15%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Chapter19952024
Electrical and electronic equipment2%14.8%
Oilseeds and grains0.87%9%
Cereals2.9%8.6%
Woven clothing3%7.9%
Fruit and nuts3.7%6.9%
Beverages and spirits20.8%6.6%
Iron and steel8.9%4.7%
Oil, gas and coal0.57%4.7%
Other57.3%36.9%

Who it trades with

Romania went from 10% to 21% of Moldova's trade

% of total trade (exports + imports) with each partner.

  • Romania 21%
  • Ukraine 11%
  • China 10%
  • Turkey 7%
  • Germany 6%

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Romania9.8%21.3%
Ukraine15.6%10.8%
China0.09%9.8%
Turkey1.4%6.5%
Germany7.1%6.4%

Production hubs

Largest industrial emission sources (Climate TRACE, 2025)

  • Kuchurgan power stationPower · 1.7 Mt CO₂e
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Largest economic production hubs (gridded GDP, 2024)

  • Chișinău$31.3 billion (PPP, 2021 dollars)
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Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Ranks are computed among the countries with data each year. Services are not included. Data up to 2024.

Neighboring countries

Main partners

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