Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Moldova
Moldova: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Moldova, 1994–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Moldova stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 26.0% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Moldova peaked at 9.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2013.
Moldova ranks 178th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.4% | — |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +110.7% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -79.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +83.4% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +39.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -62.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -27.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +36.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -44.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +38.3% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -26.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 30% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 37% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 9.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Moldova?
- Insurance and financial services in Moldova was 1.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Moldova rank for insurance and financial services?
- Moldova ranks 178th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.