Moldova Balance of Trade

Moldova’s trade deficit widened to USD 586.6 million in June 2025 from USD 404.5 million in the same month last year, as exports dropped while imports surged. Exports fell by 7.7% year-on-year to USD 266.3 million, weighed down by lower sales to CIS countries (-23.4%) and other countries (-27.1%), while sales rose for EU countries (3.6%). Meanwhile, imports advanced by 23.1% to USD 852.9 million, driven by higher purchases from EU countries (22.7%) and other countries (27.6%), while arrivals from CIS countries (-29.3%) fell further. For the first six months of the year, the country’s trade gap increased to USD 3,516.4 million from USD 2,535.7 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 586.60 USD Million in June of 2025. Balance of Trade in Moldova averaged -255.77 USD Million from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of -40.40 USD Million in January of 2005 and a record low of -659.10 USD Million in March 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 September of 2025.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-586.60	-599.00	USD Million	Jun 2025
Exports	266.30	257.80	USD Million	Jun 2025
Imports	852.90	856.80	USD Million	Jun 2025
Tourist Arrivals	73486.00	54475.00		Jun 2025

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
	-586.60	-599.00	-40.40	-659.10	2005 - 2025	USD Million	Monthly

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Moldova Trade Gap Widens in June

Moldova’s trade deficit widened to USD 586.6 million in June 2025 from USD 404.5 million in the same month last year, as exports dropped while imports surged. Exports fell by 7.7% year-on-year to USD 266.3 million, weighed down by lower sales to CIS countries (-23.4%) and other countries (-27.1%), while sales rose for EU countries (3.6%). Meanwhile, imports advanced by 23.1% to USD 852.9 million, driven by higher purchases from EU countries (22.7%) and other countries (27.6%), while arrivals from CIS countries (-29.3%) fell further. For the first six months of the year, the country’s trade gap increased to USD 3,516.4 million from USD 2,535.7 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.

2025-08-14

Moldova Trade Gap Widens in May

Moldova’s trade deficit widened to USD 599 million in May 2025 from USD 413.6 million in the same month last year, as exports dropped while imports surged. Year-on-year, exports dropped by 7.2% to USD 257.8 million, weighed down by lower sales to CIS countries (-34.2%), EU countries (-2.3%), and other countries (-9.6%). Meanwhile, imports climbed by 23.9% to USD 856.8 million, driven by higher purchases from EU countries (34.2%) and other countries (16.9%), while arrivals from CIS countries (-22.5%) fell. For the first five months of the year, the country’s trade gap increased to USD 2,929.8 million from USD 2,131.2 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.

2025-07-15

Moldova Trade Gap Widens in April

Moldova’s trade deficit widened to USD 593.2 million in April 2025 from USD 484.1 million in the same month last year, as exports dropped while imports surged. Year-on-year, exports dropped by 9.3% to USD 265.6 million, weighed down by lower sales to EU countries (-16.9%) and CIS countries (-15.1%), while shipments to other countries (11.5%) rose. Meanwhile, imports climbed by 10.6% to USD 858.8 million, driven by higher purchases from EU countries (17.4%) and from other countries (4.2%), while arrivals from CIS countries (-3.2%) fell. For the first four months of the year, the country’s trade gap increased to USD 2330.8 million from USD 1,717.6 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.

2025-06-16