Moldova’s trade deficit widened to USD 733.0 million in March 2026 from USD 659.0 million in the same month last year. Year-on-year, exports increased by 15.3% to USD 344.8 million, supported by stronger shipments to EU countries (35.1%) and other regions (15.6%), although exports to CIS countries fell by 0.2%. Meanwhile, imports rose 12.5% to USD 1,077.8 million, driven by higher purchases from CIS countries (42.8%), EU countries (10.3%), and other countries (13.3%). Over the first three months of the year, the country’s trade gap widened to USD 1,880.3 million from USD 1,737.5 million in the corresponding period of the previous year. source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova

Moldova recorded a trade deficit of 733 USD Million in March of 2026. Balance of Trade in Moldova averaged -268.32 USD Million from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of -40.40 USD Million in January of 2005 and a record low of -748.10 USD Million in December of 2025. This page provides - Moldova Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Moldova Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-14 11:05 AM
Balance of Trade
Feb $-634.4M $-512.9M $-420.0M
2026-05-15 07:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Mar $-733.0M $-634.4M $-620.0M
2026-06-15 11:00 AM
Balance of Trade
Apr $-733.0M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -733.00 -634.40 USD Million Mar 2026
Exports 344.80 337.70 USD Million Mar 2026
Imports 1077.80 972.10 USD Million Mar 2026
Tourist Arrivals 74071.00 84194.00 Dec 2025


Moldova Balance of Trade
Moldova’s trade deficit accounts for around 40 percent of GDP as remittances fuel imports of household goods. Moldova mostly exports textiles, vegetables and fruit, beverages and electrical machinery. Moldova’s main imports are petroleum, natural gas, textile yarn, pharmaceutical products and machinery. Moldova’s main trading partners are Russia, Romania, the Ukraine, Italy, Germany, Turkey and Belarus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-733.00 -634.40 -40.40 -748.10 2005 - 2026 USD Million Monthly

News Stream
Moldova Trade Gap Widens in March
Moldova’s trade deficit widened to USD 733.0 million in March 2026 from USD 659.0 million in the same month last year. Year-on-year, exports increased by 15.3% to USD 344.8 million, supported by stronger shipments to EU countries (35.1%) and other regions (15.6%), although exports to CIS countries fell by 0.2%. Meanwhile, imports rose 12.5% to USD 1,077.8 million, driven by higher purchases from CIS countries (42.8%), EU countries (10.3%), and other countries (13.3%). Over the first three months of the year, the country’s trade gap widened to USD 1,880.3 million from USD 1,737.5 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.
2026-05-15
Moldova Trade Deficit Widens in February
Moldova's trade deficit widened to $634.4 million in February 2026 from $601.3 million a year earlier. Imports rose 11.7% year-over-year to $972.1 million, with purchases from EU countries up 13.8%, from CIS countries up 0.4%, and from other countries up 9.6%. Exports grew 25.5% to $337.7 million, with sales to CIS countries jumping 41.5%, to EU members rising 17.2%, and to the rest of the world surging 40.4%.
2026-04-14
Moldova Trade Deficit Widens in January
Moldova’s trade deficit widened to USD 512.9 million in January 2026, up from USD 477.2 million in the same month last year, though exports outpaced imports, and recording the lowest trade gap since January 2025. Exports rose 27.8% year-on-year to USD 310.8 million, supported by stronger shipments to CIS countries (25.2%), the EU (35.1%), and other regions (15.6%). Meanwhile, imports rose 14.4% to USD 823.7 million, driven by higher purchases from the EU (20.6%) and other countries (11.2%), while imports from CIS countries fell sharply (-39.2%).
2026-03-13