Table 1. Main macroeconomic indicators of the Republic of MoldovaAll external sector indicators for Q I 2014 – Q I 2015 shown in Table 1 are calculated based on BOP statistics compiled according to BPM6.
All external sector indicators for Q I 2014 – Q I 2015 shown in Table 1 are calculated based on BOP statistics compiled according to BPM6.
|
UM |
Q I 2014 |
Q II 2014 |
Q III 2014 |
Q IV 2014 |
Q I 2015 |
Gross domestic product in current prices |
MDL million |
21,499 |
26,281 |
34,115 |
29,862 |
24,423 |
GDP, physical volume indices |
% |
103.7 |
104.3 |
105.8 |
104.2 |
104.8 |
Period average exchange rate |
MDL/USD |
13.3875 |
13.6771 |
14.0539 |
15.0185 |
17.9989 |
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current and capital account balance)/ GDP |
% |
-10.0 |
-3.2 |
-4.4 |
-10.8 |
-11.7 |
Compensation of employees and personal transfers / GDP |
% |
26.6 |
29.4 |
25.0 |
23.9 |
25.26 |
Balance of goods and services / GDP |
% |
-39.3 |
-37.8 |
-32.3 |
-42.0 |
-35.7 |
Exports of goods and services / Imports of goods and services |
% |
52.5 |
50.4 |
47.3 |
47.6 |
55.2 |
Average export propensity index (goods and services / GDP) |
% |
43.3 |
38.5 |
29.10 |
38.1 |
44.1 |
Average import propensity index (goods and services / GDP) |
% |
82.6 |
76.3 |
61.3 |
80.1 |
79.8 |
Foreign direct investment intensity (FDI assets and liabilities / GDP) |
% |
8.5 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
11.0 |
Table 2. Main macroeconomic indicators of international investment position
|
UM |
03/31/2014 |
06/30/2014 |
09/30/2014 |
12/31/2014 |
03/31/2015 |
Net international investment position |
US$ million |
-5,446.75 |
-5,402.66 |
-5,416.84 |
-5,624.29 |
-5,586.91 |
Stock of foreign assets / stock of foreign liabilities |
% |
43.0 |
43.8 |
43.9 |
39.4 |
38.1 |
Stock of foreign direct investment, liabilities |
US$ million |
3,608.36 |
3,614.68 |
3,647.84 |
3,646.88 |
3,522.62 |
Share of foreign investment in the stock of foreign liabilities |
% |
37.8 |
37.6 |
37.8 |
39.3 |
39.0 |
Share of loans in the stock of foreign liabilities |
% |
33.9 |
33.4 |
31.5 |
32.7 |
32.1 |
Stock of reserve assets |
US$ million |
2,727.01 |
2,740.94 |
2,653.12 |
2,156.63 |
1,752.26 |
Stock of reserve assets / Average monthly imports of goods and services |
month |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
Table 3. Main macroeconomic indicators of external debt
|
UM |
12/31/2011 |
12/31/2012 |
12/31/2013 |
12/31/2014 |
03/31/2015 |
Gross external debt |
US$ million |
5,358.91 |
6,019.82 |
6,673.37 |
6,494.88 |
6,341.41 |
Publicly and publicly guaranteed external debt |
US$ million |
1,521.35 |
1,762.56 |
1,774.91 |
1,731.05 |
1,651.93 |
Share of publicly and publicly guaranteed external debt in gross external debt |
% |
28.4 |
29.3 |
26.6 |
26.7 |
26.0 |
Non-guaranteed private debt |
US$ million |
3,837.56 |
4,257.26 |
4,898.46 |
4,763.83 |
4,689.48 |
Share of long-term external debt in gross external debt |
% |
65.9 |
67.7 |
65.1 |
63.4 |
62.2 |
Short-term external debt |
US$ million |
1,827.90 |
1,947.31 |
2,326.56 |
2,379.08 |
2,394.68 |
Details on international accounts evolution (balance of payments, international investment position and external debt) can be found in analytical materials published on the official website of NBM:
International accounts for Quarter I 2015 (preliminary data) – all analytical comments [1]
Balance of payments for Quarter I 2015 (preliminary data) [2]
International investment position at the end of Quarter I 2015 (preliminary data) [3]
External debt at the end of Quarter I 2015 (preliminary data) [4]
Balance of payments data calculated according to BPM6 can be downloaded here:
Balance of payments (BPM6) [5]
Statistical series on balance of payments (starting from 1995), international investment position (from 1998), and external debt (from 2000) can be found on the official website of NBM:
International investment position [7]
External debt [8]