Merchandise trade as a share of GDP rose 13.5% to 75.5% in Moldova in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Moldova reached an all time high of 114% in 2007 and an all time low of 66.5% in 2020. When compared to Moldova's main peers, merchandise trade as a share of GDP in Bulgaria amounted to 104%, 71.7% in Romania, 44.9% in Russia and 70.3% in Ukraine in 2021.
Moldova has been ranked 52nd within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of merchandise trade as a share of GDP, 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Merchandise Trade (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bulgaria | % | 107% | 103% | 111% | 108% | 103% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 35.7% | 32.8% | 33.4% | 33.3% | 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 70.8% | 68.9% | 70.7% | 71.6% | 70.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 38.5% | 38.8% | 43.1% | 48.8% | 48.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 152% | 152% | 155% | 153% | 149% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 28.6% | 25.0% | 27.8% | 29.5% | 27.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 76.9% | 75.1% | 75.0% | 73.9% | 72.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 82.9% | 85.8% | 89.2% | 90.4% | 89.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 73.3% | 74.5% | 74.4% | 72.9% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 39.2% | 37.1% | 37.6% | 41.8% | 39.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78.8% | 83.8% | 88.1% | 89.1% | 90.0% | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 42.2% | 40.4% | 46.9% | 52.5% | 51.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 21.0% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 20.8% | 19.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 83.1% | 81.0% | 82.9% | 79.9% | 72.0% |
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