Starting a business - Score in Moldova
Moldova: Starting a business - Score was 95.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Moldova, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Moldova stood at 95.68. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Moldova peaked at 95.68 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.34, in 2003.
That places Moldova 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.34 | — |
| 2004 | 73.52 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 74.69 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.79 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.77 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 80.92 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 84.27 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 84.12 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.14 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 86.31 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.37 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 90.44 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 92.19 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 91.96 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.76 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 95.55 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 95.68 | +0.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 95.68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 95.68 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.47 | 68.34 | 84.27 | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.45 | 84.12 | 95.68 | 10 |
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 starting a business - score in Moldova?
- Starting a business - score in Moldova was 95.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 95.68 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.34 in 2003.
- How does Moldova rank for starting a business - score?
- Moldova ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.