Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Moldova
Moldova: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 0.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Moldova, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.7% for ores and metals imports in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Moldova peaked at 2.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 154th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.7% | — |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +109.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -29.8% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +71.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -49.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 43% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5%, 28% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +109.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More energy & mining data for Moldova
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.4% (2025)
- Fuel exports 1.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2025)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Moldova?
- Ores and metals imports in Moldova was 0.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for ores and metals imports?
- Moldova ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.