Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) in Moldova
Moldova: Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) was 36.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Moldova, 2010–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Moldova stood at 36.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Moldova peaked at 38.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2017.
Moldova ranks 50th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.3% | — |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +11.8% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | +13.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 36.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.6%, 58% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 36.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.8%, 63% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 23.5% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 28.6% | 36.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 47 Kazakhstan 41.6% compare
- 48 Belarus 40.7% compare
- 49 Zambia 37.7% compare
- 51 Solomon Islands 34.9% compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 34.5% compare
- 53 Uganda 34.0% compare
More financial sector data for Moldova
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0029 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in Moldova?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Moldova was 36.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Moldova ranks 50th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.