Moldova’s economy contracted by 1.2% year-on-year in Q1 2025, marking the third consecutive quarterly decline following a 1.3% drop in Q4 2024. Output fell in several key sectors, including manufacturing (-0.7%), professional, scientific and technical activities (-0.6%), agriculture, forestry and fishing (-0.2%), and other services (-0.2%). In contrast, gains were recorded in construction (+0.4%) and information and communications (+0.2%). On the demand side, net trade was the largest drag on growth, shrinking by 13.8% due to falling exports and rising imports. Meanwhile, household consumption (+5.2%) and gross fixed capital formation (+3.2%) offered strong support. Quarter-on-quarter, Moldova's economy grew by 1.1%, accelerating from a 0.3% expansion in Q4 2024. source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Moldova contracted 1.20 percent in the first quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Moldova averaged 2.78 percent from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 18.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021 and a record low of -15.30 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Moldova Gdp Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Moldova GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Moldova contracted 1.20 percent in the first quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Moldova is expected to be -0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Moldova GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2026 and 3.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-03-17 12:00 PM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q4 -1.3% -1.9% 0.5%
2025-06-16 11:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q1 -1.2% -1.3% -0.8%
2025-09-15 11:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q2 -1.2% -0.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Growth Rate YoY -1.20 -1.30 percent Mar 2025
GDP Constant Prices 277749038.00 230827175.00 MDL Thousand Dec 2023
GDP Growth Rate 1.10 0.30 percent Mar 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 16499710.00 17705160.00 MDL Thousand Mar 2025

Moldova GDP Annual Growth Rate
Household consumption is the main component of GDP in Moldova and accounts for 94 percent of its total use, followed by gross fixed capital formation (23 percent) and government expenditure (18 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 43 percent while imports account for 81 percent, subtracting 37 percent of total GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.20 -1.30 18.30 -15.30 1996 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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Moldova GDP Shrinks for Third Consecutive Quarter
Moldova’s economy contracted by 1.2% year-on-year in Q1 2025, marking the third consecutive quarterly decline following a 1.3% drop in Q4 2024. Output fell in several key sectors, including manufacturing (-0.7%), professional, scientific and technical activities (-0.6%), agriculture, forestry and fishing (-0.2%), and other services (-0.2%). In contrast, gains were recorded in construction (+0.4%) and information and communications (+0.2%). On the demand side, net trade was the largest drag on growth, shrinking by 13.8% due to falling exports and rising imports. Meanwhile, household consumption (+5.2%) and gross fixed capital formation (+3.2%) offered strong support. Quarter-on-quarter, Moldova's economy grew by 1.1%, accelerating from a 0.3% expansion in Q4 2024.
2025-06-16
Moldova GDP Shrinks for 2nd Quarter
The economy of Moldova contracted 1.3% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2024, following a 1.9% fall in the previous period. Lower production was seen for agriculture, forestry and fishing (-3%), manufacturing (-0.5%) and construction (-0.3%) while on the consumption side, net trade (-6.9%) and government spending (-1%) made the biggest drags. In contrast, production rose the most for real estate (1.1%), gross capital formation (4.7%) and household consumption (1.2%). Compared to the previous quarter, the economy of Moldova expanded 0.1%, following a 3.1% plunge in Q3. Considering full 2024, the economy edged up a meagre 0.1%, impacted by drought conditions and weak external demand, after a 1.2% growth in 2023.
2025-03-17
Moldova GDP Contracts in Q3
Moldova's economy shrank by 1.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2024, following a 2.4% growth in the previous three-month period. It was the first economic contraction since mid-2023 and the strongest since Q4 2022. Next external demand contributed negatively to the GDP, as imports jumped by 12.2% while exports fell by 5.8%. Government spending also decreased (-0.2%). More positively, both household spending (+2.4%) and fixed investment (+1.6%) rose. On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, Moldova's GDP declined by 3.1% in Q3, after remaining stagnant in the previous quarter.
2024-12-16