Moldova — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Moldova, 1991–2025.
GDP growth for Moldova was 2.42% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.93% in 2021. The lowest was -30.90% in 1994 (about -12.8× the latest value).
Moldova ranks 135 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Moldova sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 83% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 814%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 25 of 57 economies; Latvia (2.14%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 2475% in 1994. That is 27% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 188th of 194 in 1991 → 154th of 199 in 2000 → 43rd of 209 in 2010 → 156th of 209 in 2020 → 124th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.42% | +2.1 pp |
| 2024 | 0.27% | -0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 1.19% | +5.8 pp |
| 2022 | -4.65% | -18.6 pp |
| 2021 | 13.93% | +22.2 pp |
| 2020 | -8.28% | -11.8 pp |
| 2019 | 3.55% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 4.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.18% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 4.65% | +5.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0.34% | -5.3 pp |
| 2014 | 5% | -4.0 pp |
| 2013 | 9.04% | +9.6 pp |
| 2012 | -0.59% | -6.4 pp |
| 2011 | 5.82% | -1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +13.1 pp |
| 2009 | -6% | -13.8 pp |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +4.8 pp |
| 2007 | 3% | -1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -2.7 pp |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +1.7 pp |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +4.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.11% | +5.5 pp |
| 1999 | -3.37% | +3.2 pp |
| 1998 | -6.54% | -8.2 pp |
| 1997 | 1.65% | +7.5 pp |
| 1996 | -5.88% | -4.5 pp |
| 1995 | -1.4% | +29.5 pp |
| 1994 | -30.9% | -29.7 pp |
| 1993 | -1.2% | +27.9 pp |
| 1992 | -29.1% | -13.1 pp |
| 1991 | -16% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Moldova’s GDP growth in 1992?
-29.1% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Moldova’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +115.1% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.42%; 2024: 0.27%; 2023: 1.19%; 2022: -4.65%; 2021: 13.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.