Moldova’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 10.8% in October 2026 from 8.6% in September, marking its highest level since June 2023. Services inflation remained the main driver, climbing to 18.1%, largely reflecting sharp increases in regulated natural gas tariffs (+56.2%), thermal energy (+33.7%), passenger transport (+31.6%), and electricity tariffs (+23.7%). Food inflation also accelerated, with prices rising by 6.4%, led by vegetables (+15.8%), fruits (+9.2%), wheat flour, bread and vegetable oil (+6.1% each), and milk and dairy products (+5.8%). Meanwhile, non-food inflation reached 9.5%, driven largely by higher fuel and lubricant prices (+37.4%), including diesel (+82.0%) and gasoline (+46.8%). Prices also increased for footwear, clothing, medicines, and construction materials. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 2.7% in October, following a 1.7% increase in the previous month. source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova

Inflation Rate in Moldova increased to 10.80 percent in October from 8.60 percent in September of 2026. Inflation Rate in Moldova averaged 7.82 percent from 2007 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 34.62 percent in October of 2022 and a record low of -2.30 percent in September of 2009. This page provides - Moldova Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Moldova Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

Inflation Rate in Moldova increased to 10.80 percent in October from 8.60 percent in September of 2026. Inflation Rate in Moldova is expected to be 9.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Moldova Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 4.30 percent in 2027 and 5.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-10-09 07:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Sep 8.6% 7.0% 7.2%
2026-11-10 08:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Oct 10.8% 8.6% 9.5%
2026-12-10 08:00 AM
Inflation Rate YoY
Nov 10.8% 9.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 5054.82 4924.14 points Oct 2026
Core Inflation Rate 5.20 5.30 percent Oct 2026
Food Inflation 6.40 5.10 percent Oct 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 10.80 8.60 percent Oct 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 2.70 1.70 percent Oct 2026
Producer Prices 219.50 219.40 points Sep 2026
PPI YoY 0.30 0.20 percent Sep 2026


Moldova Inflation Rate
In Moldova, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is divided in three main groups: Non-Food, accounting for 36 percent of total weight; Food, which represent 38 percent and Services making up the remaining 26 percent. The most important food items are meat (8 percent), milk & dairy products (5 percent), vegetables (4 percent), fruits (3 percent), and bread (2 percent). The non-food items are mainly composed of fuels (6 percent), clothing (4 percent), medical products (3 percent) and footwear (2 percent); and services include housing (9 percent), utilities (7 percent) and transportation (3 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.80 8.60 34.62 -2.30 2007 - 2026 percent Monthly

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Moldova Inflation Hits Over 3-Year High
Moldova’s annual inflation rate accelerated to 10.8% in October 2026 from 8.6% in September, marking its highest level since June 2023. Services inflation remained the main driver, climbing to 18.1%, largely reflecting sharp increases in regulated natural gas tariffs (+56.2%), thermal energy (+33.7%), passenger transport (+31.6%), and electricity tariffs (+23.7%). Food inflation also accelerated, with prices rising by 6.4%, led by vegetables (+15.8%), fruits (+9.2%), wheat flour, bread and vegetable oil (+6.1% each), and milk and dairy products (+5.8%). Meanwhile, non-food inflation reached 9.5%, driven largely by higher fuel and lubricant prices (+37.4%), including diesel (+82.0%) and gasoline (+46.8%). Prices also increased for footwear, clothing, medicines, and construction materials. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 2.7% in October, following a 1.7% increase in the previous month.
2026-11-10
Moldova Inflation Rate Highest in 18 Months
Moldova’s annual inflation rate rose to 8.6% in September 2026 from 7.0% in the previous month, marking the highest level since March 2025. Food inflation accelerated to 5.1% from 4.7% in August, with the largest increases recorded in vegetables (+8.0%), fruits (+6.6%), and milk and dairy products (+5.7%), followed by wheat flour and bread, eggs, vegetable oil, and meat, meat preparations and canned goods. Prices of non-food products also rose at a faster pace (9.0% vs. 8.2%), particularly for fuels and motor fuels (+34.5%), as well as footwear, clothing, medicines, and construction materials. Meanwhile, services inflation climbed to 12.6% from 8.1%, amid higher costs for passenger transport, regulated electricity and natural gas tariffs, drinking water supply, sewage services, and public catering. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 1.7% in September, up from 0.2% in the previous month.
2026-10-09
Moldova Inflation Rate Hits 9-Month High
The annual inflation rate in Moldova rose to 7.0% in August 2026 from 6.3% in the previous month, marking the highest level since November 2025. Prices of non-food products accelerated (8.2% vs 6.6% in July), driven by strong increases in fuels and motor fuels, footwear, clothing, construction materials, and medicines. At the same time, price growth in services rose further (8.1% vs 7.4%), supported by increases in passenger transport, regulated tariffs for electricity supply, drinking water supply and sewage services, and public catering. Meanwhile, inflation for food products moderated to 4.7% from 5.2%, despite notable increases in eggs, wheat flour and bread, milk and dairy products, vegetables, vegetable oil, fruits, and meat, meat preparations and canned goods. On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.2% in August, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in the prior month.
2026-09-10