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Moldova · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Moldova

Europe & Central Asia Capital Chisinau Upper middle income Nation age 35 years (since 1991) i MDA · MD
NationsTree Index 2025 i51.084th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.1 msee ranking Military strength i13percentile
Population i2.4 m145th of 217 Area i33,849 km²136th of 216 GDP i$20.35 bn133rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$47.20 bn intl.135th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$19,996 intl.106th of 199 Life expectancy i71.3 years144th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i61
Strength · trunk i34
Quality of life · crown i56
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i58
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i34
CSV

In short

Moldova is 84th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 51.0 out of 100; its tree is 4.1 m tall.

It has 2.4 million people and an economy of $47.20 bn at purchasing power parity, 135th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Extreme poverty (1st of 108), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Unemployment (10th of 187).

Its weakest positions: Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) (154th of 164), Inflation (150th of 180) and Renewable freshwater per person (147th of 183).

Over five years it fell from 65th to 84th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 33,849 136th/216
Land area ikm² 32,930 135th/216
Population ipeople 2.4 m 145th/217
Population growth i% -1.75% 215th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 83.5 118th/216
Urban population i% 43.7% 165th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 19.5% 127th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 16.9% 58th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $20.35 bn 133rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $47.20 bn 135th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $40.33 bn 135th/199
GDP per person iUSD $8,622 108th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $19,996 106th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $8,050 102nd/201
GDP growth i% 2.4% 135th/210
Inflation i% 7.8% 150th/180
Unemployment i% 1.5% 10th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 37.5% 13th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 39.2% 56th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.9% 129th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 7.4% 89th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 16.9% 148th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 7.4% 130th/192
Services i% of GDP 61.5% 75th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $6.46 bn 122nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $12.40 bn 113th/182
Exports i% of GDP 31.8% 105th/183
Imports i% of GDP 60.9% 54th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 92.7% 76th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 108th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 36.5% 83rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 58.5% 22nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.7% 92nd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.9% 119th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -19.7% 182nd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.3% 94th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.2% 148th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.01% 103rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 99th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.22% 89th/209
Arable land i% of land area 56.4% 5th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 641 147th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 29,000 184th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $354.0 m 104th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 11.0% 54th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 75,000 98th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 71.3 144th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 16.5 107th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.02 31st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 5.5 22nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 86% 125th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.3% 16th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 99.3% 64th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 60.2%2018
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 26.5% 55th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.7% 93rd/193
Adult literacy i% 99.4%2014
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 74.7% 43rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.785 86th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 26.8 9th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.0% 1st/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 75.8% 81st/150
Internet users i% of population 77.4% 107th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 120 90th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 29.6 61st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.90 154th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 1,149 64th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 827,604 102nd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.42 117th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 21.4% 102nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 14.9 81st/200
Forest area i% of land area 11.3% 164th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,432 79th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 56.7 87th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 42.9 107th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 56.1 109th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 63.6 124th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 54.6 98th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 62.5 85th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 2.5 78th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $113.3 m 138th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.6% 143rd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 1.4% 148th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 6,000 145th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.41% 127th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 5.0 m 129th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 12.0 m2011

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.22% 82nd/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 35 84th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 335 113th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Moldova — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/moldova. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Moldova — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/moldova. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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