Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Moldova
Moldova: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Moldova, 1992–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 2.3% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Moldova peaked at 12.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1993.
Moldova ranks 92nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.6% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Moldova
- Final consumption expenditure 105.0% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.07 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 86.5% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 21.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 371.12 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 9.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 800.89 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 13.30 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Moldova?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Moldova was 2.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
- How does Moldova rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Moldova ranks 92nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.