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Moldova MoldovaEurope & Central Asia

Moldova: 132nd largest economy, 143rd in military spending

Head of state Maia SanduHead of government Vasile TofanCapital Chisinau
Population2.4M#142 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$20.4B#132 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$8.6k#89 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.1 TWh#118 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$111M#143 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

Attacks reported

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≥ 3 events in or near Moldova, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-26 · Armed clash · Chisinau, Chisinau, Moldova · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-25 · Armed clash · Transnistria, Moldova (general), Moldova · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-25 · Armed clash · Transnistria, Moldova (general), Moldova · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

What Moldova's officials said lately

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  • MoldovaVasile Tofan · Prime Minister, Moldova · 26 Oct

    “I am in Kyiv today to reconfirm Moldova’s support for our Ukrainian neighbours and friends, as well as to discuss joint projects in infrastructure, energy, and security,”

    Reassurance · conciliatory toward Ukraine as reported by Kyiv Independent ↗

  • MoldovaMoldovan government · Government, Moldova · 26 Oct

    “The prime ministers will discuss strengthening bilateral relations, developing economic and trade cooperation, regional security, and the two countries' European path,”

    Commitment · constructive toward Ukraine, EU as reported by Kyiv Independent ↗

  • MoldovaVasile Tofan · Prime Minister, Moldova · 26 Oct

    paraphrase Energy security was an important part of the talks and a resilient, interconnected energy system integrated into the European market is needed

    Commitment · conciliatory toward Ukraine, EU as reported by uatv.ua ↗

  • MoldovaVasile Tofan · Prime Minister, Moldova · 26 Oct

    “We need a resilient, interconnected energy system integrated into the European market. We want to speed up signing a memorandum of understanding between Moldelectrica and ‘Ukrenergo,’ as well as speed up preparation of the second ‘Bălți-Dnistrovsk’ power transmission line,”

    Commitment · conciliatory toward Ukraine as reported by uatv.ua ↗

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2.4M people, 44% in cities

  • Population2.4M2025
  • Population growth-1.8%2025
  • Urban population43.7%2025
  • Land area32.9k km²2023

A $20.4B economy, $8.6k per person

  • GDP$20.4B2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$47.2B2025
  • GDP per person$8.6k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$20k2025
  • GDP growth2.4%2025

Fuels are 2% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP31.8%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP60.9%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports2.4%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$6.5B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$12.4B2025

Fossil fuel output of 0.1 TWh

Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.1 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.1 TWh2016
  • Primary energy consumption37 TWh2023
  • Energy use per person11.9 MWh2023
  • Electricity generation6.2 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels88.8%2025

Spends $111M on its military, 0.6% of GDP

  • Military spending$111M2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP0.6%2024
  • Armed forces personnel6k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$13M2023
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$12M2011

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.