Total reserves (% of total external debt) in Moldova
Moldova: Total reserves (% of total external debt) was 52.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in Moldova is 52.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Moldova peaked at 52.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 34th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Total reserves (% of total external debt) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.4% | — |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +331.7% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +30.2% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -60.4% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +55.8% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +34.0% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +25.5% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | +2.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 52.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.0%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 52.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.8%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +331.7% | 6.4% | 27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 6.4% | 37.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 12.1% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 28.8% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 43.0% | 52.3% | 5 |
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 total reserves in Moldova?
- Total reserves in Moldova was 52.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for total reserves?
- Moldova ranks 34th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.