Moldova Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

-586.3

Units In

USD Million

-591.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 15, 2026

Time to Release

29 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
-40.4 Jan 2005	-659.1 Mar 2025	-260.75 USD Million	2005-2025	National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova

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. .

Latest Updates

Moldova posted a trade deficit of USD 586.3 million in October 2025, widening sharply from USD 461.1 million in the corresponding month last year, as imports rose more than exports. Imports rose by 25.7% year-on-year to USD 995.5 million, driven by increased purchases from EU countries (39.2%), while arrivals declined less for CIS countries (-8.3%). However, purchases decreased for other countries (13.1%). On the other hand, exports grew by 23.7% to USD 409.2 million, supported by higher sales to CIS countries (37.7%), while shipments moderated for EU countries (19%) and other countries (34.3%). Considering the January-October period, the country’s trade gap widened to USD 5,808.9 million from USD 4,456.3 million recorded in the same period of the previous year.