Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Moldova
Moldova: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 5.37 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Moldova, 1998–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Moldova is 5.37, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Moldova peaked at 22.03 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.04, in 2021.
Moldova ranks 30th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.03 | — |
| 1999 | 20.37 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 17.12 | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 14.22 | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 12.32 | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 10.98 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 11.4 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.06 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.91 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 12.11 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 12.62 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 10 | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 8.87 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 8.25 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 7.67 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.87 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.03 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 5.95 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 5.04 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 4.71 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.18 | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 4.04 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 4.28 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.47 | +51.3% |
| 2024 | 6.06 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 5.37 | -11.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 5.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.51, 72% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 5.37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.04, 89% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +51.3% | 4.28 | 6.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2 | 20.37 | 22.03 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.38 | 10.91 | 17.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.98 | 4.43 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.07 | 4.04 | 6.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Moldova?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Moldova was 5.37 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 22.03 in 1998.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Moldova ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.