Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Moldova
Moldova: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 14.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Moldova, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Moldova is 14.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Moldova peaked at 15.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1999.
Moldova ranks 103rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.5% | — |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +25.1% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +41.9% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -47.9% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +120.7% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -3.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 14.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 14.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +120.7% | 5.9% | 13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 5.9% | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.2% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 15.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More private sector data for Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.5% (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 imports in Moldova?
- Food imports in Moldova was 14.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1999.
- How does Moldova rank for food imports?
- Moldova ranks 103rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.