Europe
Moldova
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Moldova's #1 import source (world lens). Moldova is the EU's #87 goods supplier.
Moldova on the world stage
Total imports
$9.1bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$3.6bn
186 partners
#1 import source
Romania
16.9%
#1 export dest.
Romania
32.6%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Moldova and the EU
EU imports from
€2.4bn
0.1% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€5.9bn
0.2% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #87 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 2.49
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
191
EUR/MWh
Consumer
219
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
632
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Import dependenceMarket model
Partial liberalisation (EU Energy Community)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: limited
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
ANRE (National Agency for Energy Regulation)
Extreme import dependence (55%). Historically reliant on Transnistria's MGRES gas plant (Russian-backed breakaway region controls the main domestic generation asset) and Ukrainian imports. De-coupling from Russian energy…
Tracked infrastructure
6 gas plants
968 MW
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
38.1
→ 40.7 by 2050
Fertility
1.73
below replacement
Working-age
64%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
25.3
→ 35.1 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 3.03M · peaks 2024
By 2050: -22% (2.35M)