Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova in Quarter I, 2022 (preliminary data) [1]
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Statistical bulletin No 2, 2022 (see Chapter I [2].
According to preliminary data, in Quarter I, 2022, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 532,37 million, a 54,2% increase as compared to the similar period of the previous year. As a ratio to GDP, the current account amounted to -17,1 %.
The capital account registered a negative balance amounting to US$ 7,01 million, and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 601,53 million.
Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6), main aggregates (US$ million).
|
|
2021 |
2021 |
2021 |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 I / 2021 I |
|
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
-345,32 |
-502,55 |
-405,95 |
-336,31 |
-532,37 |
154,2 |
|
Goods |
-903,99 |
-1 113,88 |
-1 070,33 |
-1 102,15 |
-974,25 |
107,8 |
|
Services |
97,92 |
113,53 |
139,06 |
107,03 |
159,41 |
162,8 |
|
Primary income |
101,30 |
47,10 |
83,88 |
144,57 |
11,89 |
11,7 |
|
Secondary income |
359,45 |
450,70 |
441,44 |
514,24 |
270,58 |
75,3 |
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
-8,36 |
-12,84 |
-20,45 |
-9,31 |
-7,01 |
83,9 |
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance) |
-353,68 |
-515,39 |
-426,40 |
-345,62 |
-539,38 |
152,5 |
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
-406,01 |
-526,69 |
-368,44 |
-301,44 |
-601,53 |
148,2 |
|
Direct investment, net |
-48,89 |
-74,62 |
-72,62 |
-42,75 |
-177,64 |
363,3 |
|
Portfolio investment, net |
-0,24 |
1,96 |
0,02 |
-6,68 |
0,62 |
-258,3 |
|
Financial derivatives, net |
-0,17 |
-0,26 |
-0,56 |
-0,41 |
0,08 |
-47,1 |
|
Other investment, net |
-322,15 |
-504,77 |
-511,90 |
-224,32 |
20,37 |
-6,3 |
|
Change in reserve assets |
-34,56 |
51,00 |
216,62 |
-27,28 |
-444,96 |
1 287,5 |
|
Net errors and omissions |
-52,33 |
-11,30 |
57,96 |
44,18 |
-62,15 |
118,8 |
|
|
% GDP |
p.p. |
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|
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
-12,6 |
-15,7 |
-10,3 |
-8,9 |
-17,1 |
-4,5 |
|
Goods |
-32,9 |
-34,8 |
-27,2 |
-29,1 |
-31,3 |
1,6 |
|
Services |
3,6 |
3,6 |
3,5 |
2,8 |
5,1 |
1,5 |
|
Primary income |
3,7 |
1,5 |
2,1 |
3,8 |
0,4 |
-3,3 |
|
Secondary income |
13,1 |
14,1 |
11,2 |
13,6 |
8,7 |
-4,4 |
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
-0,3 |
-0,4 |
-0,5 |
-0,2 |
-0,2 |
0,1 |
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance) |
-12,9 |
-16,1 |
-10,8 |
-9,1 |
-17,3 |
-4,4 |
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
-14,8 |
-16,5 |
-9,4 |
-7,9 |
-19,3 |
-4,5 |
|
Direct investment, net |
-1,8 |
-2,3 |
-1,8 |
-1,1 |
-5,7 |
-3,9 |
|
Portfolio investment and financial derivatives, net |
0,0 |
0,1 |
0,0 |
-0,2 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
|
Other investment, net |
-11,7 |
-15,8 |
-13 |
-5,9 |
0,7 |
12,4 |
|
Change in reserve assets |
-1,3 |
1,6 |
5,5 |
-0,7 |
-14,3 |
-13,0 |
p.p. – percentage points.
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: