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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 0.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 3.78 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	0.09
1993	0.08
1994	0.05
1995	0.04
1996	0.05
1997	0.17
1998	0.16
1999	0.13
2000	0.07
2001	0.11
2002	0.14
2003	0.13
2004	0.14
2005	0.29
2006	0.33
2007	0.39
2008	0.27
2009	0.39
2010	0.34
2011	0.29
2012	0.27
2013	0.25
2014	0.41
2015	0.32
2016	0.38
2017	0.42
2018	0.45
2019	3.78
2020	0.49

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Moldova was 5,416,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,843,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 585,000,000 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year	Value
1992	640,000,000
1993	628,000,000
1994	660,000,000
1995	840,000,000
1996	1,070,000,000
1997	1,170,000,000
1998	1,018,000,000
1999	585,000,000
2000	777,000,000
2001	892,000,000
2002	1,038,000,000
2003	1,399,000,000
2004	1,769,000,000
2005	2,292,000,000
2006	2,693,000,000
2007	3,690,000,000
2008	4,899,000,000
2009	3,278,000,000
2010	3,855,000,000
2011	5,191,000,000
2012	5,213,000,000
2013	5,492,000,000
2014	5,317,000,000
2015	3,987,000,000
2016	4,020,000,000
2017	4,831,000,000
2018	5,760,000,000
2019	5,843,000,000
2020	5,416,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 50.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 60.72 in 2000, while its lowest value was 23.21 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	23.75
1993	27.18
1994	23.21
1995	25.67
1996	32.09
1997	39.90
1998	47.60
1999	53.52
2000	60.72
2001	53.80
2002	50.63
2003	48.46
2004	47.08
2005	49.37
2006	49.14
2007	49.71
2008	48.99
2009	47.38
2010	48.17
2011	47.49
2012	48.53
2013	48.98
2014	52.49
2015	52.68
2016	52.19
2017	52.41
2018	53.30
2019	56.24
2020	50.38

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 15.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 15.89 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.31 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	0.58
1993	0.86
1994	1.65
1995	0.31
1996	2.50
1997	1.51
1998	1.73
1999	1.51
2000	1.51
2001	3.44
2002	4.64
2003	3.48
2004	3.92
2005	5.54
2006	6.69
2007	7.99
2008	9.47
2009	10.88
2010	12.23
2011	10.66
2012	10.92
2013	11.63
2014	12.61
2015	12.05
2016	12.80
2017	13.81
2018	13.69
2019	14.25
2020	15.89

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 13.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 13.47 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	0.03
1993	0.16
1994	0.86
1995	0.10
1996	0.27
1997	0.23
1998	0.22
1999	0.31
2000	0.58
2001	1.24
2002	1.66
2003	2.01
2004	2.52
2005	3.67
2006	4.90
2007	6.19
2008	7.48
2009	8.58
2010	9.25
2011	8.61
2012	8.86
2013	9.66
2014	9.97
2015	9.94
2016	10.80
2017	11.80
2018	11.64
2019	11.50
2020	13.47

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 33.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 75.06 in 1992, while its lowest value was 29.22 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	75.06
1993	71.29
1994	74.28
1995	72.32
1996	64.95
1997	58.42
1998	45.66
1999	44.92
2000	37.61
2001	42.63
2002	44.56
2003	47.92
2004	48.84
2005	44.88
2006	43.54
2007	42.11
2008	41.32
2009	41.59
2010	39.48
2011	41.71
2012	40.48
2013	39.39
2014	34.89
2015	34.83
2016	34.32
2017	33.29
2018	32.75
2019	29.22
2020	33.51

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 0.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 2.01 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.04 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	0.06
1993	0.27
1995	0.04
1996	1.69
1997	0.69
1998	1.05
1999	0.28
2000	0.15
2001	1.35
2002	2.01
2003	0.64
2004	0.50
2005	0.72
2006	0.73
2007	0.64
2008	0.93
2009	0.98
2010	1.70
2011	0.74
2012	0.86
2013	0.76
2014	1.18
2015	0.63
2016	0.66
2017	0.67
2018	0.73
2019	0.75
2020	0.81

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 0.352 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 0.393 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.024 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	0.078
1993	0.079
1994	0.030
1995	0.024
1996	0.069
1997	0.119
1998	0.098
1999	0.107
2000	0.024
2001	0.093
2002	0.130
2003	0.100
2004	0.133
2005	0.270
2006	0.271
2007	0.353
2008	0.257
2009	0.364
2010	0.305
2011	0.260
2012	0.251
2013	0.243
2014	0.371
2015	0.309
2016	0.363
2017	0.393
2018	0.361
2019	0.370
2020	0.352

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 1.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1.13 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1993.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	0.41
1993	0.03
1994	0.67
1995	0.13
1996	0.43
1997	0.33
1998	0.26
1999	0.51
2000	0.67
2001	0.67
2002	0.69
2003	0.55
2004	0.59
2005	0.69
2006	0.62
2007	0.66
2008	0.62
2009	0.85
2010	0.87
2011	0.92
2012	0.82
2013	0.86
2014	0.93
2015	0.92
2016	0.81
2017	0.82
2018	0.83
2019	0.92
2020	1.13

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 0.128 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 0.709 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.024 in 1995.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1993	0.317
1994	0.091
1995	0.024
1996	0.054
1997	0.138
1998	0.098
1999	0.306
2000	0.081
2001	0.084
2002	0.143
2003	0.174
2004	0.173
2005	0.188
2006	0.165
2007	0.140
2008	0.176
2009	0.102
2010	0.106
2011	0.127
2012	0.126
2013	0.111
2014	0.172
2015	0.243
2016	0.157
2017	0.129
2018	0.136
2019	0.709
2020	0.128

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 0.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 5.01 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2013.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	0.61
1993	0.67
1994	0.86
1995	1.70
1996	0.46
1997	0.17
1998	5.01
1999	0.04
2000	0.16
2001	0.13
2002	0.17
2003	0.14
2004	0.16
2005	0.20
2006	0.63
2007	0.19
2008	0.22
2009	0.15
2010	0.12
2011	0.14
2012	0.07
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	0.44
2016	0.70
2017	0.50
2018	0.26
2019	0.29
2020	0.22

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Moldova was $5,403,339,000 as of 2020. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,841,665,000 in 2019 and $586,368,000 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1992	$640,000,000
1993	$630,505,000
1994	$659,300,000
1995	$840,600,000
1996	$1,072,257,000
1997	$1,164,043,000
1998	$1,023,709,000
1999	$586,368,000
2000	$776,434,100
2001	$892,230,200
2002	$1,038,000,000
2003	$1,402,335,000
2004	$1,768,483,000
2005	$2,290,274,000
2006	$2,689,241,000
2007	$3,685,726,000
2008	$4,898,760,000
2009	$3,278,269,000
2010	$3,855,287,000
2011	$5,191,269,000
2012	$5,208,490,000
2013	$5,486,762,000
2014	$5,281,117,000
2015	$4,000,731,000
2016	$4,034,386,000
2017	$4,848,271,000
2018	$5,763,742,000
2019	$5,841,665,000
2020	$5,403,339,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Moldova was 33.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 75.06 in 1992, while its lowest value was 29.22 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1992	75.06
1993	71.29
1994	74.28
1995	72.32
1996	64.95
1997	58.42
1998	45.66
1999	44.92
2000	37.61
2001	42.63
2002	44.56
2003	47.92
2004	48.84
2005	44.88
2006	43.54
2007	42.11
2008	41.32
2009	41.59
2010	39.48
2011	41.71
2012	40.48
2013	39.39
2014	34.89
2015	34.83
2016	34.32
2017	33.29
2018	32.75
2019	29.22
2020	33.51

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports