International tourism, expenditures in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: International tourism, expenditures was 5.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Republic of Moldova, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Republic of Moldova stood at 5.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Republic of Moldova peaked at 9.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2020.
Republic of Moldova ranks 50th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.3% | — |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +51.9% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
- 47 Macau, China 5.7% compare
- 48 Solomon Islands 5.6% compare
- 49 Argentina 5.2% compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 5.1% compare
- 52 Lithuania 5.1% compare
- 53 Vanuatu 5.0% compare
More private sector data for Republic of Moldova
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 15.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 56.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 38.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.78 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Republic of Moldova?
- International tourism, expenditures in Republic of Moldova was 5.1% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.