Economy of Moldova
Currency Moldovan leu (MDL)
Fiscal year Calendar year
Trade organisations WTO, GUUAM, CEFTA
Statistics
GDP $7.003 billion (2011 est.)[1]
GDP growth 6.4% (2011)[2]
GDP per capita $1,968 (2011 est.)[1]
GDP by sector agriculture: 21.8%; industry: 17.6%; services: 60.6% (2009 est.)
Inflation (CPI) 7.6% (2011 est.)[3]
Population
below poverty line 21.9% (2010)[4]
Gini coefficient 33.2 (2003)
Labour force 1.216 million (2011 est.)[5]
Labour force
by occupation agriculture: 40.6%; industry: 16%; services: 43.3% (2005)
Unemployment 6.2% (2011 est.)[5]
Average gross salary 3350 MDL / 285$, monthly (2011)[6]
Main industries sugar, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles
Ease of Doing Business Rank 81st[7]
External
Exports $2.221 billion (2011 est.) [8]
Export goods foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
Main export partners Russia 23.77%, Italy 14.11%, Romania 12.74%, Germany 6.92%, Turkey 6.08%, Belarus 5.38% (2009)
Imports $5.191 billion (2011 est.)[8]
Import goods mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles
Main import partners Ukraine 20.2%, Russia 19.7%, Romania 14.3%, Germany 7.9%, Italy 5%, Belarus 4.2% (2008)
FDI stock $1.813 billion (2008)
Gross external debt $4.017 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
Public finances
Public debt 31.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Revenues $2.676 billion (2011 est.)[9]
Foreign reserves US$1.995 billion (January
