Moldova vs Romania
Moldova vs Romania: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 2.4% a year in Moldova and 0.7% a year in Romania, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Moldova, by 1.7 percentage points, or 3.56 times that in Romania.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Moldova has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Romania.
- In 2025, Moldova ranked 93 and Romania ranked 129 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Moldova at 3.5% a year and Romania at 3% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Moldova | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | -4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 13.9 | 5.6 |
| 2020 | -8.3 | -3.6 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 8.2 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| 2015 | -0.7 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| 2011 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 7.1 | -3.9 |
| 2009 | -6 | -5.5 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 4.8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | 7.4 | 10.4 |
| 2003 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 7.8 | 5.7 |
| 2001 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | -3.4 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | -6.5 | -4.8 |
| 1997 | 1.6 | -6.1 |
| 1996 | -5.9 | 3.9 |
| 1995 | -1.4 | 7.1 |
| 1994 | -30.9 | 3.9 |
| 1993 | -1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | -29.7 | -8.8 |
| 1991 | -17.5 | -12.9 |
| 1990 | – | -5.6 |
| 1989 | – | -5.8 |
| 1988 | – | -0.5 |
| 1987 | – | 0.8 |
| 1986 | – | 2.4 |
| 1985 | – | -0.1 |
| 1984 | – | 6 |
| 1983 | – | 6 |
| 1982 | – | 3.9 |
| 1981 | – | 0.1 |
| 1980 | – | 3.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Moldova | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 2027 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2028 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 2029 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 2030 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| 2031 | 3.5 | 3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Moldova vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateMoldova: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMoldova: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMoldova: -6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025