Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova in 2022 (preliminary quarterly data) [1]
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Statistical bulletin No 1, 2023 (see Chapter I) [2]
According to preliminary data, in 2022, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 2 275,20 million (US$ 618,07 in Quarter IV, 2022), a 33,9% increase as compared to the previous year. The current account to GDP ratio amounted to -15,8%.
The capital account recorded a positive balance amounting to US$ 20,17 million (US$ 19,73 in Quarter IV, 2022), and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 2 357,17 million (US$ 676,24 in Quarter IV, 2022).
Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6), main aggregates (US$ million)
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
2022 |
2022 |
2022 |
2022 IV / |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 / 2021 |
|
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
-401,39 |
-570,32 |
-458,02 |
-628,79 |
-618,07 |
154,0 |
-1 699,35 |
-2 275,20 |
133,9 |
|
Goods |
-1 102,03 |
-976,22 |
-1 113,78 |
-1 427,06 |
-1 466,57 |
133,1 |
-4 190,21 |
-4 983,63 |
118,9 |
|
Services |
110,08 |
167,28 |
231,95 |
221,26 |
283,58 |
257,6 |
472,28 |
904,07 |
191,4 |
|
Primary income |
82,24 |
-1,53 |
2,54 |
37,28 |
27,22 |
33,1 |
266,27 |
65,51 |
24,6 |
|
Secondary income |
508,32 |
240,15 |
421,27 |
539,73 |
537,70 |
105,8 |
1 752,31 |
1 738,85 |
99,2 |
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
-9,37 |
-6,95 |
-2,06 |
9,45 |
19,73 |
- |
-51,02 |
20,17 |
- |
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance) |
-410,76 |
-577,27 |
-460,08 |
-619,34 |
-598,34 |
145,7 |
-1 750,37 |
-2 255,03 |
128,8 |
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
-330,81 |
-603,69 |
-453,48 |
-623,76 |
-676,24 |
204,4 |
-1 715,57 |
-2 357,17 |
137,4 |
|
Direct investment, net |
-125,56 |
-186,98 |
-113,47 |
-189,68 |
-46,53 |
37,1 |
-381,96 |
-536,66 |
140,5 |
|
Portfolio investment, net |
-6,67 |
0,61 |
0,99 |
-0,88 |
0,12 |
- |
-4,93 |
0,84 |
- |
|
Financial derivatives, net |
-0,36 |
0,08 |
-0,54 |
0,06 |
0,96 |
- |
-1,47 |
0,56 |
- |
|
Other investment, net |
-170,95 |
27,56 |
-587,91 |
-1 153,63 |
-745,27 |
436,0 |
-1 532,97 |
-2 459,25 |
160,4 |
|
Change in reserve assets |
-27,27 |
-444,96 |
247,45 |
720,37 |
114,48 |
- |
205,76 |
637,34 |
309,7 |
|
Net errors and omissions |
79,95 |
-26,42 |
6,60 |
-4,42 |
-77,90 |
- |
34,80 |
-102,14 |
- |
|
|
% GDP |
p.p. |
% GDP |
p.p. |
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|
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
-10,6 |
-18,3 |
-13,4 |
-15,7 |
-16,0 |
-5,4 |
-12,4 |
-15,8 |
-3,4 |
|
Goods |
-29,1 |
-31,4 |
-32,6 |
-35,7 |
-38,0 |
-8,9 |
-30,6 |
-34,6 |
-4,0 |
|
Services |
2,9 |
5,4 |
6,8 |
5,5 |
7,3 |
4,4 |
3,4 |
6,3 |
2,9 |
|
Primary income |
2,2 |
0,0 |
0,1 |
0,9 |
0,7 |
-1,5 |
1,9 |
0,5 |
-1,4 |
|
Secondary income |
13,4 |
7,7 |
12,3 |
13,5 |
13,9 |
0,5 |
12,8 |
12,1 |
-0,7 |
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
-0,2 |
-0,2 |
-0,1 |
0,2 |
0,5 |
0,7 |
-0,4 |
0,1 |
0,5 |
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance) |
-10,8 |
-18,6 |
-13,5 |
-15,5 |
-15,5 |
-4,7 |
-12,8 |
-15,6 |
-2,8 |
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
-8,7 |
-19,4 |
-13,3 |
-15,6 |
-17,5 |
-8,8 |
-12,5 |
-16,3 |
-3,8 |
|
Direct investment, net |
-3,3 |
-6,0 |
-3,3 |
-4,7 |
-1,2 |
2,1 |
-2,8 |
-3,7 |
-0,9 |
|
Portfolio investment and financial derivatives, net |
-0,2 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,2 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
|
Other investment, net |
-4,5 |
0,9 |
-17,2 |
-28,9 |
-19,3 |
-14,8 |
-11,2 |
-17,1 |
-5,9 |
|
Change in reserve assets |
-0,7 |
-14,3 |
7,2 |
18,0 |
3,0 |
3,7 |
1,5 |
4,4 |
2,9 |
p.p. – percentage points.
* revised data.
Time series in the Interactive database:
- Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6) in standard presentation [4];
- Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6) in detailed presentation [5];
- Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6) in analytic presentation [6].
Details on developments in international accounts are available here: