Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Moldova
Moldova: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 17.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 17.3% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Moldova peaked at 17.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1995.
That places Moldova 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6% | — |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +48.4% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +93.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -81.1% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +699.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +127.5% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +41.6% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +11.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 17.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 86% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +699.3% | 0.3% | 2.5% |
| 2001 | +127.5% | 1.5% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 1.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Moldova?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Moldova was 17.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1995.
- How does Moldova rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Moldova ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.