International tourism, number of departures in Moldova
Moldova: International tourism, number of departures was 75,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Moldova, 2009–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 75,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 75.9% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Moldova peaked at 311,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75,000, in 2020.
That places Moldova 105th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 93,300 | — |
| 2010 | 117,200 | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 136,100 | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 146,800 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 157,600 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 180,600 | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 189,800 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 177,000 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 229,000 | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 264,000 | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 311,000 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 75,000 | -75.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93,300 | 93,300 | 93,300 | 1 |
| 2010s | 190,910 | 117,200 | 311,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 102 Maldives 123,000
- 103 Sierra Leone 122,000 compare
- 104 Papua New Guinea 92,000
- 106 Mauritius 65,000 compare
- 107 New Caledonia 48,000 compare
- 108 Central African Republic 38,000
- 108 Turkmenistan 38,000
More private sector data for 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, number of departures in Moldova?
- International tourism, number of departures in Moldova was 75,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 311,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,000 in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Moldova ranks 105th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.