Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Moldova
Moldova: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 36.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Moldova, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 36.5% for manufactures exports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Moldova peaked at 44.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1996.
Moldova ranks 91st 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.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.0% | — |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +52.1% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | -26.5% |
| 1999 | 27.1% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +68.8% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | -5.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 36.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 36.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 57% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +68.8% | 22.0% | 37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 20.3% | 30.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 22.7% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 22.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 35.6% | 44.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 88 South Africa 38.3% compare
- 89 Nicaragua 37.0% compare
- 90 Montenegro 36.9% compare
- 92 Togo 35.0% compare
- 93 French Polynesia 34.1% compare
- 94 Laos 32.8% compare
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)
- 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 manufactures exports in Moldova?
- Manufactures exports in Moldova was 36.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1996.
- How does Moldova rank for manufactures exports?
- Moldova ranks 91st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.