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Moldova

MD

Chișinău · pop. 3M · Romanian · Moldovan leu · landlocked

Trajectories

economic complexity

#72

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #54 in 1995.

2024 · 0.20

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995high0.40
19960.35−0.06 pts
19970.20−0.15 pts
19980.15−0.05 pts
19990.08−0.07 pts
20000.11+0.03 pts
20010.03−0.09 pts
2002−0.06−0.09 pts
2003−0.02+0.04 pts
2004−0.020 pts
20050.01+0.03 pts
20060.06+0.05 pts
20070.15+0.08 pts
20080.30+0.16 pts
20090.06−0.25 pts
2010−0.00−0.06 pts
20110.03+0.03 pts
20120.17+0.15 pts
20130.15−0.02 pts
2014−0.01−0.16 pts
2015low−0.08−0.07 pts
2016−0.05+0.03 pts
20170.02+0.07 pts
2018−0.01−0.03 pts
2019−0.03−0.02 pts
20200.07+0.10 pts
20210.05−0.02 pts
20220.12+0.07 pts
20230.18+0.06 pts
2024latest0.20+0.02 pts

economic momentum

$7,576

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $7,576

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$1,207
1991$1,038−14.0%
1992$778−25.0%
1993$797+2.4%
1994$574−28.0%
1995$594+3.4%
1996$575−3.1%
1997$657+14.3%
1998$579−12.0%
1999low$399−31.0%
2000$441+10.3%
2001$507+15.2%
2002$571+12.5%
2003$682+19.5%
2004$897+31.5%
2005$1,034+15.3%
2006$1,183+14.4%
2007$1,531+29.4%
2008$2,111+37.8%
2009$1,898−10.1%
2010$2,437+28.4%
2011$2,941+20.7%
2012$3,045+3.5%
2013$3,321+9.1%
2014$3,290−0.9%
2015$2,750−16.4%
2016$2,847+3.5%
2017$3,453+21.3%
2018$4,156+20.4%
2019$4,405+6.0%
2020$4,376−0.7%
2021$5,275+20.5%
2022$5,744+8.9%
2023$6,800+18.4%
2024latest$7,576+11.4%

prices

4.7%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 4.7%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19921,027%
1993high1,614%+587 pts
1994486%−1127 pts
199529.9%−457 pts
199623.5%−6.36 pts
199711.8%−11.7 pts
19987.7%−4.08 pts
199939.3%+31.6 pts
200031.3%−7.96 pts
20019.8%−21.5 pts
20025.3%−4.46 pts
200311.7%+6.44 pts
200412.5%+0.78 pts
200512.0%−0.57 pts
200612.8%+0.82 pts
200712.4%−0.41 pts
200812.8%+0.42 pts
2009low−0.1%−12.8 pts
20107.5%+7.55 pts
20117.7%+0.20 pts
20124.5%−3.14 pts
20134.6%+0.05 pts
20145.1%+0.49 pts
20159.7%+4.59 pts
20166.4%−3.32 pts
20176.6%+0.21 pts
20183.0%−3.53 pts
20194.8%+1.79 pts
20203.8%−1.07 pts
20215.1%+1.34 pts
202228.7%+23.6 pts
202313.4%−15.3 pts
2024latest4.7%−8.74 pts

demographic curve

1.7 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it.

2024 · 1.7

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high3.3
19613.2−2.6%
19623.0−5.7%
19632.9−5.0%
19642.7−6.3%
19652.7−0.9%
19662.7−1.3%
19672.6−1.3%
19682.6−1.0%
19692.6−1.0%
19702.60.0%
19712.6−0.1%
19722.60.0%
19732.6+0.1%
19742.6−0.1%
19752.5−1.6%
19762.5−2.0%
19772.4−1.9%
19782.4−1.5%
19792.4−0.1%
19802.4−0.1%
19812.4+0.9%
19822.4+2.0%
19832.6+5.3%
19842.7+3.5%
19852.7+0.2%
19862.7+2.4%
19872.8+1.4%
19882.6−5.3%
19892.5−6.3%
19902.4−2.9%
19912.3−4.8%
19922.2−2.7%
19932.1−4.7%
19942.0−5.6%
19951.8−8.4%
19961.7−6.4%
19971.8+4.7%
19981.6−7.8%
19991.6−5.7%
20001.5−3.9%
20011.5−1.7%
2002low1.4−1.6%
20031.5+2.1%
20041.5+4.3%
20051.5−1.0%
20061.5+0.6%
20071.6+2.5%
20081.6+4.0%
20091.7+4.9%
20101.7−0.9%
20111.6−3.1%
20121.7+0.7%
20131.6−2.3%
20141.8+12.2%
20151.9+2.7%
20161.9+1.1%
20171.8−4.2%
20181.80.0%
20191.8−1.7%
20201.8−0.6%
20211.8−1.1%
20221.7−3.3%
20231.7+2.2%
2024latest1.7−0.3%

Metrics

  1. population
    3M
    137 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $17B
    131 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $6,800
    83 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $94M
    136 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    0.6%
    137 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    34K km²
    140 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    88.2 /km²
    75 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    71.2 yr
    111 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    80%
    89 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    3.4 t
    73 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    44%
    128 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.7
    105 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    6.2%
    67 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    11%
    19 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.2%
    92 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    650
    64 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    284
    111 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    3%
    106 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    26.8
    13 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    4%
    17 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. democracy (v-dem)
    0.45
    67 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  22. clean government
    43
    64 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  23. press freedom
    31.6
    74 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  24. human development
    0.785
    71 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  25. refugees hosted
    136K
    46 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  26. refugees produced
    6.2K
    68 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data