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Economy of Moldova

Population: 3.6 million in 2013¹

GDP: $7.9 billion in 2013²

GDP per capita: $2,239 nominal³ ($4,669 PPP⁴) in 2013

GDP growth rate: 8.9% in 2013⁵

Industries

GDP by Industry 2012⁶

Industry sector	Value added ($ millions) 2012	Percent of total
Other activities	2,104	35.2%
Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels	1,033	17.3%
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing	860	14.4%
Manufacturing	797	13.3%
Transport, storage and communication	767	12.8%
Construction	232	3.9%
Mining and utilities	184	3.1%
Total value added	5,977	100%

Employment

Unemployment rate: 5.1% in 2013⁷

Employment by Industry ⁸

Employment sector	Employees (thousands)	Percent of total
Agriculture	337	28.7%
Wholesale trade, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles	187	15.9%
Manufacturing	114	9.7%
Education	105	8.9%
Transport, storage and communications	73	6.2%
Health and social work	67	5.7%
Construction	65	5.5%
Public administration and defence	64	5.4%
Real estate, renting and business activites	47	4.0%
Other community, social and personal service activities	37	3.2%
Hotels and restaurants	24	2.1%
Electricity, gas and water supply	24	2.0%
Financial intermediation	19	1.6%
Mining and quarrying	4	0.3%
Activities of private households as employers	4	0.3%
Fishing	1	0.1%
Extraterritorial organizations	0.2	0.01%
Total employment	1,173	100%

Corporations

Top 10 Corporations by Revenue 2013⁹

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Households

Household Wealth: $10 billion (127% of GDP) in 2014¹⁰

Household Wealth per Adult: $3,734 in 2014¹⁰

Gini Coefficient: .330 in 2013¹¹

Government

Central Government

Central Government Revenue: $2.3 billion (29% of GDP) in 2013¹²

Central Government Expenditure: $3.1 billion (39% of GDP) in 2013¹²

Central Government Budget Balance: -$0.8 billion (-10% of GDP) in 2013¹²

Central Government Public Debt: $1.5 billion (19% of GDP) in Dec 2014* ¹³

Central Government 10 Year Bond Interest Rate: N/A

* Public debt calculated using the exchange rate 688 MDL = 1 USD

Government Funds

N/A

Tax Structure

Individual Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2013* ¹⁴

7%: $0-$1,427
18%: $1,427+

Corporate Tax Rate: 12% in 2014¹⁵

* Individual thresholds calculated using the exchange rate 688 MDL = 1 USD

Monetary Policy

Money Supply (M0): $ 936 million (12% of GDP) in Dec 2014* ¹⁶

Benchmark Interest Rate: Base Rate = 13.50% in Feb 2015¹⁷

Total Reserves: $2.8 billion (35% of GDP) in 2013¹⁸

Exchange Rate: 18.72 Moldovan Leu = 1 U.S. Dollar on Feb 18, 2015¹⁹

Inflation: 4.6% in 2013²⁰

* Money supply calculated using the exchange rate 688 MDL = 1 USD

Financial Institutions

Top 10 Financial Institutions by Assets 2013²¹

N/A (data not available at Relbanks.com)

International Accounts

Exports: $2.4 billion (30% of GDP) in 2013²²

Imports: $5.5 billion (69% of GDP) in 2013²²

Trade Balance: -$3.1 billion (-39% of GDP) in 2013²²

Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: $249 million (3% of GDP) in 2013²³

Foreign Direct Investment Outflow: N/A

Foreign Aid Inflow: $474 million (6% of GDP) in 2012²⁴

Foreign Aid Outflow: N/A

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