Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova in Quarter III, 2021 (preliminary data) [1]
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Statistical bulletin Nr. 4, 2021 [2]
According to preliminary data, in Quarter III, 2021, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 400,38 million, which is -10,2% as a ratio to GDP (-9,5% in Quarter III, 2020). The capital account registered a negative balance amounting to US$ 26,63 million, and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 368,99 million.
Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6), main aggregates (US$ million)
|
|
2019 III |
2019 IV |
2020 I |
2020 II |
2020 III |
2020 IV |
2021 I* |
2021 II* |
2021 III |
III 2021 / III 2020 (%) |
|
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
-367,48 |
-192,86 |
-204,12 |
-20,16 |
-350,79 |
-317,44 |
-345,77 |
-505,16 |
-400,38 |
114,1 |
|
Goods |
-865,19 |
-862,13 |
-716,54 |
-555,46 |
-925,36 |
-896,90 |
-904,01 |
-1 113,89 |
-1 068,90 |
115,5 |
|
Services |
76,50 |
80,89 |
78,76 |
89,64 |
114,99 |
98,92 |
94,80 |
110,28 |
136,33 |
118,6 |
|
Primary income |
126,83 |
217,35 |
152,34 |
114,45 |
68,60 |
54,96 |
97,36 |
42,97 |
82,98 |
121,0 |
|
Secondary income |
294,38 |
371,03 |
281,32 |
331,21 |
390,98 |
425,58 |
366,08 |
455,48 |
449,21 |
114,9 |
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
-17,52 |
-11,24 |
-10,64 |
-8,24 |
-25,41 |
-21,38 |
-12,69 |
-17,00 |
-26,63 |
104,8 |
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance) |
-385,00 |
-204,10 |
-214,76 |
-28,40 |
-376,20 |
-338,82 |
-358,46 |
-522,16 |
-427,01 |
113,5 |
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
-367,23 |
-168,94 |
-188,32 |
-52,49 |
-426,73 |
-374,59 |
-375,37 |
-507,44 |
-368,99 |
86,5 |
|
Direct investment, net |
-65,08 |
-27,09 |
-32,28 |
29,06 |
-39,66 |
-108,84 |
-43,93 |
-69,56 |
-83,99 |
211,8 |
|
Portfolio investment, net |
-0,03 |
0,29 |
-0,25 |
1,05 |
-0,08 |
0,14 |
-0,24 |
1,96 |
-0,06 |
75,0 |
|
Financial derivatives, net |
0,27 |
0,13 |
-0,54 |
-0,15 |
0,37 |
-0,09 |
-0,17 |
-0,26 |
-0,56 |
-151,4 |
|
Other investment, net |
-367,45 |
-224,88 |
-64,01 |
-317,20 |
-611,76 |
-535,30 |
-296,47 |
-490,58 |
-501,00 |
81,9 |
|
Change in reserve assets |
65,06 |
82,61 |
-91,24 |
234,75 |
224,40 |
269,50 |
-34,56 |
51,00 |
216,62 |
96,5 |
|
Net errors and omissions |
17,77 |
35,16 |
26,44 |
-24,09 |
-50,53 |
-35,77 |
-16,91 |
14,72 |
58,02 |
- |
|
|
% to GDP |
p.p. |
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|
CURRENT ACCOUNT |
-10,1 |
-6,1 |
-8,2 |
-0,8 |
-9,5 |
-9,7 |
-13,0 |
-15,6 |
-10,2 |
-0,7 |
|
Goods |
-23,8 |
-27,4 |
-28,8 |
-22,1 |
-25,2 |
-27,3 |
-34,0 |
-34,4 |
-27,2 |
-2,1 |
|
Services |
2,1 |
2,6 |
3,2 |
3,6 |
3,1 |
3,0 |
3,6 |
3,4 |
3,5 |
0,3 |
|
Primary income |
3,5 |
6,9 |
6,1 |
4,6 |
1,9 |
1,7 |
3,7 |
1,3 |
2,1 |
0,2 |
|
Secondary income |
8,1 |
11,8 |
11,3 |
13,2 |
10,6 |
12,9 |
13,8 |
14,1 |
11,5 |
0,8 |
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT |
-0,5 |
-0,4 |
-0,4 |
-0,3 |
-0,7 |
-0,7 |
-0,5 |
-0,5 |
-0,7 |
0,0 |
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance) |
-10,6 |
-6,5 |
-8,6 |
-1,1 |
-10,2 |
-10,3 |
-13,5 |
-16,1 |
-10,9 |
-0,6 |
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
-10,1 |
-5,4 |
-7,6 |
-2,1 |
-11,6 |
-11,4 |
-14,1 |
-15,7 |
-9,4 |
2,2 |
|
Direct investment, net |
-1,8 |
-0,9 |
-1,3 |
1,2 |
-1,1 |
-3,3 |
-1,7 |
-2,1 |
-2,1 |
-1,1 |
|
Portfolio investment and financial derivatives, net |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,1 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
|
Other investment, net |
-10,1 |
-7,1 |
-2,6 |
-12,6 |
-16,7 |
-16,3 |
-11,1 |
-15,2 |
-12,8 |
3,9 |
|
Change in reserve assets |
1,8 |
2,6 |
-3,7 |
9,3 |
6,1 |
8,2 |
-1,3 |
1,6 |
5,5 |
-0,6 |
p.p. – percentage points
*revised data
Time series in the Interactive database:
- Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6) in standard presentation [3];
- Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6) in detailed presentation [4];
- Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6) in analytic presentation [5].
Details on developments in international accounts are available here: