Moldova: Terms of trade

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 Moldova

Terms of trade, base year = 2000

 Latest value 95.10
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2024
 Average 102.99
 Min - Max 90.90 - 118.70
 Source The United Nations
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The latest value from 2024 is 95.1 percent, an increase from 90.9 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 105.73 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Moldova from 2005 to 2024 is 102.99 percent. The minimum value, 90.9 percent, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 118.7 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Moldova: Terms of trade
 2024 95.10
 2023 90.90
 2022 99.80
 2021 108.00
 2020 112.60
 2019 98.30
 2018 98.90
 2017 102.70




The terms of trade for Moldova are calculated as the value of its exports as percent of the value of its imports. An increase in the terms of trade means that the value of exports is increasing relative to the value of imports. The country can afford to buy more imports with the revenue from its exports. For example, an increase in the price of oil increases (improves) the terms of trade for the oil-exporting countries and lowers it for the other countries.
Definition: Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 95.10 2024 percent
 Trade openness 92.67 2025 percent
 Financial openness -1.248 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 31.75 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 6.46 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 4.36 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 60.91 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 12.40 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 2.26 2025 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.46 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -10.32 2025 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -19.64 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars -4.00 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -29.16 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -5.84 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 6.01 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 9.41 2025 percent
 Remittances 1,914.36 2025 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -80.78 2025 million USD
 External debt 59.50 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 23.73 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 46.87 2024 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 99.18 2024 percent
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