Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Moldova

Budget balance in Moldova in 2031 — -3.4%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 188. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 0.8 pp.

2031 -3.4% +0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 137of 188
Period maximum 1.4%2005
Period minimum -7.5%1997

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Moldova, 1995–2031-7.5-5-2.502.519951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: -2.6%1996: -7.4%1997: -7.5%1998: -1.5%1999: -2.6%2000: -3.5%2001: -0.3%2002: -1.2%2003: 0.5%2004: 0.6%2005: 1.4%2006: -0.4%2007: 0.1%2008: -0.9%2009: -6.4%2010: -2.2%2011: -2%2012: -1.9%2013: -1.6%2014: -1.6%2015: -1.9%2016: -1.6%2017: -0.7%2018: -0.9%2019: -1.5%2020: -5.3%2021: -2.6%2022: -3.2%2023: -5.1%2024: -4%2025: -3.9%2026: -4.7%2027: -4.7%2028: -4.3%2029: -4%2030: -3.6%2031: -3.4%
Change over the period: −0.8 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova

Moldova -3.4%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Eastern Europe computed -3.65%
Budget balance — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.4 +0.2 pp
2030 -3.6 +0.4 pp
2029 -4 +0.3 pp
2028 -4.3 +0.4 pp
2027 -4.7 +0 pp
2026 -4.7 −0.8 pp
2025 -3.9 +0.1 pp
2024 -4 +1.1 pp
2023 -5.1 −1.9 pp
2022 -3.2 −0.6 pp
2021 -2.6 +2.7 pp
2020 -5.3 −3.8 pp
2019 -1.5 −0.6 pp
2018 -0.9 −0.2 pp
2017 -0.7 +0.9 pp
2016 -1.6 +0.3 pp
2015 -1.9 −0.3 pp
2014 -1.6 +0 pp
2013 -1.6 +0.3 pp
2012 -1.9 +0.1 pp
2011 -2 +0.2 pp
2010 -2.2 +4.2 pp
2009 -6.4 −5.5 pp
2008 -0.9 −1 pp
2007 0.1 +0.5 pp
2006 -0.4 −1.8 pp
2005 1.4 +0.8 pp
2004 0.6 +0.1 pp
2003 0.5 +1.7 pp
2002 -1.2 −0.9 pp
2001 -0.3 +3.2 pp
2000 -3.5 −0.9 pp
1999 -2.6 −1.1 pp
1998 -1.5 +6 pp
1997 -7.5 −0.1 pp
1996 -7.4 −4.8 pp
1995 -2.6

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.