Country export capability

Republic of Moldova
export capability

A reported view of Republic of Moldova's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

MDA1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$3.7B2024 reported value
Latest imports$8.5B2024 reported value
Trade balance-$4.8BExports minus imports
Export growth-5.1%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Republic of Moldova export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Republic of Moldova recorded $3.7B in exports and $8.5B in imports. The resulting -$4.8B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed -5.1% year on year and show a calculated +1.8% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

Romania received $1.1B in reported exports, representing 30% of the latest country total. Electrical machinery was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $585.3M and 15.7% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Republic of Moldova's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$18.2B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$7.6KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population2.4MReported population
Labor force1.4KReported labor force
Investment rate27.4%National investment rate
Savings rate-4.9%National savings rate
Trade openness94.5%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP28.8%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education98.3%Education context
Tertiary education18%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Republic of Moldova
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
RomaniaROUWatch48.8%20.4%17.2%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
EgyptEGYCritical attention98.6%37.6%28%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
SpainESPCritical attention81.3%25.4%1.6%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
GermanyDEUWatch13%37.2%1.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
UkraineUKRHigh attention74.2%15.3%4.1%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
BulgariaBGRHigh attention77.8%31.6%8.5%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
PolandPOLWatch40.7%23.8%14.9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSAHigh attention81.5%16.3%2.6%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
ItalyITAWatch18.9%37.6%1.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
Republic of KoreaKORHigh attention72.4%4.7%10.8%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Republic of Moldova
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Growing +10.5%
2IndiaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$130.1B$73.0B0%Accelerating -0.5%
3ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating +20.6%
4ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Accelerating +4%
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Growing -8.8%
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Accelerating +60.2%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847130 · Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$42.7B$33.3B0%Accelerating +6.2%
8China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$30.3B$32.7B0%Declining -14.5%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Republic of Moldova.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Republic of Moldova
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
18544HS4 detail codeElectrical machinery (85) ↗$512.2M13.7%8
21206HS4 detail codeOil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12) ↗$306.6M8.2%1
31001HS4 detail codeCereals (10) ↗$226.1M6%4
42204HS4 detail codeBeverages (22) ↗$166.4M4.5%5
57213HS4 detail codeIron and steel (72) ↗$132.5M3.5%4
62009HS4 detail codePreparations of vegetables and fruit (20) ↗$104.0M2.8%17
71512HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$89.7M2.4%3
89401HS4 detail codeFurniture and lighting (94) ↗$88.7M2.4%13
91005HS4 detail codeCereals (10) ↗$76.2M2%2
100809HS4 detail codeEdible fruit and nuts (08) ↗$74.8M2%5
110808HS4 detail codeEdible fruit and nuts (08) ↗$74.1M2%3
120806HS4 detail codeEdible fruit and nuts (08) ↗$68.9M1.8%2

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Republic of Moldova combines $3.7B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Republic of Moldova recorded $3.7B in reported exports and $8.5B in imports, producing a reported trade deficit of $4.8B. Exports changed -5.1% year on year and +1.8% annualized over three years. Electrical machinery (HS2 85) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Republic of Moldova exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Republic of Moldova
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1RomaniaROU$1.1B30%-11.6%+13.7%
2CzechiaCZE$240.3M6.4%+28.2%+29.9%
3ItalyITA$223.0M6%-14%-4.4%
4GermanyDEU$222.4M5.9%-24.5%-7.6%
5PolandPOL$171.0M4.6%+4.2%-9.4%
6TurkeyTUR$167.6M4.5%+35.1%-20.4%
7UkraineUKR$160.4M4.3%-20.3%+13%
8BulgariaBGR$120.9M3.2%+24.8%+16.8%
9RussiaRUS$117.6M3.1%-19.7%-30.3%
10USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$106.2M2.8%+17.1%+24.6%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$2.3B
2014
$2.5B
2015
$2.1B
2016
$2.2B
2017
$2.7B
2018
$3.0B
2019
$3.0B
2020
$2.7B
2021
$3.5B
2022
$4.0B
2023
$3.9B
2024
$3.7B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets41Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners2Country context
Shared-language partners1Country context
Average partner distance6,540 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA15.2%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share38.5%

Covered value under attention

Critical share2.8%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak23.8%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports50.4%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: High trade volatility.

Momentum score-3

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,132.7

Partner HHI

Product concentration330.2

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3MDA
Exports Usd$3.7B
Imports Usd$8.5B
Trade Balance Usd-$4.8B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct-5.1%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct1.2%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct1.8%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct5.6%
Export Partner Hhi1,132.7
Export Product Hhi330.2
Momentum Score-3
Risk Score7.3
Gdp Million Usd18,200.34 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$7.6K
Population2,402,306
Labor Force1,383.2
Investment Rate Pct27.4%
Savings Rate Pct-4.9%
Secondary Education Pct98.3%
Tertiary Education Pct18%
Total Factor Productivity438.2
Trade Openness Pct94.5%
Exports Gdp Pct28.8%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners41
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners2
Num Shared Language Partners1
Avg Partner Distance Km6,540 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta15
Pct Partners Shared Language0
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km6,559
Num Border Partners30
Num Colonial Partners25
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.3
Pct Products High Elasticity68
Pct Products Low Elasticity4
Real Market Potential27,292,213.1
Foreign Market Potential460,191.3

Exposure fields

Country Iso3MDA
All History Lane Count4,155
Current Lane Count1,938
Critical Lane Count6
High Attention Lane Count163
High Volatility Lane Count1,064
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count653
Declining Demand Lane Count13
Concentrated Market Lane Count651
Access Friction Lane Count212
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count68
Monitored Exports Current Usd$3.3B
Attention Exports Usd$1.3B
Critical Exports Usd$92.5M
High Volatility Exports Usd$2.1B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$646.6M
Non Fta Exports Usd$552.8M
Monitored Attention Share Pct38.5%
Monitored Critical Share Pct2.8%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct50.4%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv1.3
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct23.8%
Export Weighted Distance Km1,997 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$3.7B
Total Imports Latest Usd$8.5B
Trade Balance Latest Usd-$4.8B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct-5.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct1.8%
Gdp Latest Million Usd18,200.34 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$7.6K
Population Latest2,402,306
Investment Rate Latest Pct27.4%
Savings Rate Latest Pct-4.9%
Trade Openness Latest Pct94.5%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct28.8%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest41
Foreign Market Potential Latest460,191.3
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct9.2%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct11.5%
Population 5y Cagr Pct-2%
Partner Hhi Latest1,132.7
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct30%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct42.4%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,366.6
Partner Hhi All Max3,679.1
Product Hhi Latest330.2
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct12.7%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct26.6%
Product Hhi All Avg276.3
Product Hhi All Max535.6
Total Exports Attention Share Pct34.1%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct2.5%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverHigh trade volatility
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$648.1M$988.1M-$340.0MNot reportedNot reported
1996$1.1B$1.2B-$119.4M+72.6%Not reported
1997$1.0B$1.2B-$189.6M-8.3%Not reported
1998$904.3M$1.2B-$291.3M-11.9%+11.7%
1999$637.1M$804.3M-$167.3M-29.6%-17.1%
2000$724.2M$957.7M-$233.5M+13.7%-11%
2001$775.2M$1.1B-$334.4M+7%-5%
2002$784.9M$1.2B-$407.0M+1.3%+7.2%
2003$996.4M$1.6B-$625.3M+26.9%+11.2%
2004$1.3B$2.1B-$791.6M+32.7%+19.5%
2005$1.4B$2.6B-$1.2B+3.2%+20.2%
2006$1.3B$3.1B-$1.8B-4.7%+9.3%
2007$1.8B$4.2B-$2.4B+39.3%+11.1%
2008$2.2B$5.2B-$3.0B+23.4%+17.9%
2009$1.4B$3.4B-$2.0B-36.5%+3%
2010$1.6B$3.9B-$2.3B+15.1%-3.4%
2011$2.3B$4.8B-$2.6B+37.9%+0.3%
2012$2.2B$4.8B-$2.6B-3.1%+15.4%
2013$2.3B$5.3B-$2.9B+5.6%+12.2%
2014$2.5B$5.7B-$3.2B+9.1%+3.8%
2015$2.1B$3.7B-$1.6B-16.3%-1.2%
2016$2.2B$4.1B-$1.9B+2.2%-2.3%
2017$2.7B$4.8B-$2.1B+24.5%+2.1%
2018$3.0B$5.5B-$2.5B+12.9%+12.8%
2019$3.0B$5.5B-$2.6B-1.4%+11.5%
2020$2.7B$5.3B-$2.5B-8.8%+0.5%
2021$3.5B$7.2B-$3.7B+30.2%+5.4%
2022$4.0B$8.4B-$4.3B+14%+10.6%
2023$3.9B$8.4B-$4.5B-2.6%+13.1%
2024$3.7B$8.5B-$4.8B-5.1%+1.8%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
185Electrical machinery$585.3M15.7%100257
212Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits$373.1M10%5434
310Cereals$331.7M8.9%4424
408Edible fruit and nuts$289.5M7.7%7966
562Non-knitted clothing$267.3M7.1%102112
622Beverages$264.9M7.1%9124
772Iron and steel$194.9M5.2%25127
894Furniture and lighting$145.4M3.9%7242
920Preparations of vegetables and fruit$141.7M3.8%6251
1061Knitted clothing$113.7M3%107106

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
18544Electrical machinery (85)$512.2M13.7%8
21206Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits (12)$306.6M8.2%1
31001Cereals (10)$226.1M6%4
42204Beverages (22)$166.4M4.5%5
57213Iron and steel (72)$132.5M3.5%4
62009Preparations of vegetables and fruit (20)$104.0M2.8%17
71512Animal and vegetable fats (15)$89.7M2.4%3
89401Furniture and lighting (94)$88.7M2.4%13
91005Cereals (10)$76.2M2%2
100809Edible fruit and nuts (08)$74.8M2%5
110808Edible fruit and nuts (08)$74.1M2%3
120806Edible fruit and nuts (08)$68.9M1.8%2

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1RomaniaROU$1.1B30%-11.6%+13.7%
2CzechiaCZE$240.3M6.4%+28.2%+29.9%
3ItalyITA$223.0M6%-14%-4.4%
4GermanyDEU$222.4M5.9%-24.5%-7.6%
5PolandPOL$171.0M4.6%+4.2%-9.4%
6TurkeyTUR$167.6M4.5%+35.1%-20.4%
7UkraineUKR$160.4M4.3%-20.3%+13%
8BulgariaBGR$120.9M3.2%+24.8%+16.8%
9RussiaRUS$117.6M3.1%-19.7%-30.3%
10USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA$106.2M2.8%+17.1%+24.6%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1Romania (ROU)Watch48.8%20.4%17.2%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
2Egypt (EGY)Critical attention98.6%37.6%28%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
3Spain (ESP)Critical attention81.3%25.4%1.6%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
4Germany (DEU)Watch13%37.2%1.6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
5Ukraine (UKR)High attention74.2%15.3%4.1%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
6Bulgaria (BGR)High attention77.8%31.6%8.5%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
7Poland (POL)Watch40.7%23.8%14.9%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)High attention81.5%16.3%2.6%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
9Italy (ITA)Watch18.9%37.6%1.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
10Republic of Korea (KOR)High attention72.4%4.7%10.8%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Azerbaijan (AZE)870310new$2.9M4.1%100
2Armenia (ARM)080610new$523.2K72.6%100
3United Arab Emirates (ARE)880390new$44.4M0.3%100
4Lithuania (LTU)610429new$248.6K51%100
5Lithuania (LTU)610610new$3.3M3.2%100
6Lithuania (LTU)722820new$6.4M2.2%100
7Viet Nam (VNM)621030new$2.3M55.5%100
8Viet Nam (VNM)621020new$6.3M15.8%100
9South Africa (ZAF)846229new$20.8M0.7%100
10South Africa (ZAF)847780new$62.0M0.8%100

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Growing (+10.5%)
2India (IND)270900$130.1B$73.0B0%Accelerating (-0.5%)
3China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Accelerating (+20.6%)
4China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Accelerating (+4%)
5USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Growing (-8.8%)
6USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Accelerating (+60.2%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847130$42.7B$33.3B0%Accelerating (+6.2%)
8China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG)851712$30.3B$32.7B0%Declining (-14.5%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Republic of Moldova export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Republic of Moldova export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Republic of Moldova.

What is the latest reported export value for Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova recorded $3.7B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Republic of Moldova?

Romania leads by reported export value at $1.1B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Republic of Moldova's exports?

Electrical machinery leads by reported value at $585.3M. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Republic of Moldova trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.