Taxes on international trade in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Taxes on international trade was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in Republic of Moldova, 1996–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Republic of Moldova recorded 3.0% for taxes on international trade in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Republic of Moldova peaked at 7.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
Republic of Moldova ranks 89th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.7% | — |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -22.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +91.5% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Republic of Moldova
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 46.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0061 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 110.73 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2,866 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 18.6% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 124.55 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 12.4% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 25.94 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 10.33 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Republic of Moldova?
- Taxes on international trade in Republic of Moldova was 3.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for taxes on international trade?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 89th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.