Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Moldova
Moldova: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Moldova, 1996–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 4.1% for customs and other import duties in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Moldova peaked at 9.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2018.
Moldova ranks 87th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.6% | — |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +36.2% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +15.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 4.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 4.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +75.0% | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Moldova?
- Customs and other import duties in Moldova was 4.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for customs and other import duties?
- Moldova ranks 87th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.