Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Moldova
Moldova: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 58.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Moldova, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Moldova stood at 58.5%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Moldova peaked at 77.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2020.
That places Moldova 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.8% | — |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 66.6% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 75.4% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 53.0% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 58.5% | +4.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 58.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 58.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 4.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 66.6% | 77.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 53.0% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 56.1% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 53.0% | 60.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 36.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 3.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,603 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Moldova?
- Food exports in Moldova was 58.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for food exports?
- Moldova ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.