Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova in 2021 (preliminary quarterly data)
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Statistical bulletin Nr. 1, 2022 (see Chapter I)
According to preliminary data, in 2021, the current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of US$ 1 590,13 million (US$ 336,31 in Quarter IV, 2021), increased by 78,2% (+5,9% in Quarter IV, 2021). As a ratio to GDP, the current account amounted to -11,6%.
The capital account registered a negative balance amounting to US$ 50,96 million (US$ 9,31 in Quarter IV, 2021), and the financial account recorded a net capital inflow of US$ 1 602,58 million (US$ 301,44 in Quarter IV, 2021).
Balance of payments of the Republic of Moldova (BPM6), main aggregates (US$ million)
|
|
2020
IV
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2021
I*
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2021
II*
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2021
III*
|
2021
IV
|
2020
|
2021
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2021 IV / 2020 IV
(%)
|
2021 /
2020
(%)
|
|
CURRENT ACCOUNT
|
-317,44
|
-345,32
|
-502,55
|
-405,95
|
-336,31
|
-892,51
|
-1 590,13
|
105,9
|
178,2
|
|
Goods
|
-896,90
|
-903,99
|
-1 113,88
|
-1 070,33
|
-1 102,15
|
-3 094,26
|
-4 190,35
|
122,9
|
135,4
|
|
Services
|
98,92
|
97,92
|
113,53
|
139,06
|
107,03
|
382,31
|
457,54
|
108,2
|
119,7
|
|
Primary income
|
54,96
|
101,30
|
47,10
|
83,88
|
144,57
|
390,35
|
376,85
|
263,0
|
96,5
|
|
Secondary income
|
425,58
|
359,45
|
450,70
|
441,44
|
514,24
|
1 429,09
|
1 765,83
|
120,8
|
123,6
|
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
|
-21,38
|
-8,36
|
-12,84
|
-20,45
|
-9,31
|
-65,67
|
-50,96
|
43,5
|
77,6
|
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance)
|
-338,82
|
-353,68
|
-515,39
|
-426,40
|
-345,62
|
-958,18
|
-1 641,09
|
102,0
|
171,3
|
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
|
-374,59
|
-406,01
|
-526,69
|
-368,44
|
-301,44
|
-1 042,13
|
-1 602,58
|
80,5
|
153,8
|
|
Direct investment, net
|
-108,84
|
-48,89
|
-74,62
|
-72,62
|
-42,75
|
-151,72
|
-238,88
|
39,3
|
157,4
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|
Portfolio investment, net
|
0,14
|
-0,24
|
1,96
|
0,02
|
-6,68
|
0,86
|
-4,94
|
-4771,4
|
-574,4
|
|
Financial derivatives, net
|
-0,09
|
-0,17
|
-0,26
|
-0,56
|
-0,41
|
-0,41
|
-1,40
|
455,6
|
341,5
|
|
Other investment, net
|
-535,30
|
-322,15
|
-504,77
|
-511,90
|
-224,32
|
-1 528,27
|
-1 563,14
|
41,9
|
102,3
|
|
Change in reserve assets
|
269,50
|
-34,56
|
51,00
|
216,62
|
-27,28
|
637,41
|
205,78
|
-10,1
|
32,3
|
|
Net errors and omissions
|
-35,77
|
-52,33
|
-11,30
|
57,96
|
44,18
|
-83,95
|
38,51
|
-123,5
|
-45,9
|
|
|
% GDP
|
p.p.
|
|
CURRENT ACCOUNT
|
-9,8
|
-12,6
|
-15,7
|
-10,3
|
-8,9
|
-7,7
|
-11,6
|
0,9
|
-3,9
|
|
Goods
|
-27,6
|
-32,9
|
-34,8
|
-27,2
|
-29,1
|
-26,8
|
-30,6
|
-1,5
|
-3,8
|
|
Services
|
3,0
|
3,6
|
3,6
|
3,5
|
2,8
|
3,3
|
3,3
|
-0,2
|
0,0
|
|
Primary income
|
1,7
|
3,7
|
1,5
|
2,1
|
3,8
|
3,4
|
2,8
|
2,1
|
-0,6
|
|
Secondary income
|
13,1
|
13,1
|
14,1
|
11,2
|
13,6
|
12,4
|
12,9
|
0,5
|
0,5
|
|
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
|
-0,7
|
-0,3
|
-0,4
|
-0,5
|
-0,2
|
-0,6
|
-0,4
|
0,5
|
0,2
|
|
Net borrowing (current and capital account balance)
|
-10,4
|
-12,9
|
-16,1
|
-10,8
|
-9,1
|
-8,3
|
-12,0
|
1,3
|
-3,7
|
|
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT
|
-11,5
|
-14,8
|
-16,5
|
-9,4
|
-7,9
|
-9,0
|
-11,7
|
3,6
|
-2,7
|
|
Direct investment, net
|
-3,4
|
-1,8
|
-2,3
|
-1,8
|
-1,1
|
-1,3
|
-1,7
|
2,3
|
-0,4
|
|
Portfolio investment and financial derivatives, net
|
0,0
|
0,0
|
0,1
|
0,0
|
-0,2
|
0,0
|
0,0
|
-0,2
|
0,0
|
|
Other investment, net
|
-16,5
|
-11,7
|
-15,8
|
-13,0
|
-5,9
|
-13,3
|
-11,4
|
10,6
|
1,9
|
|
Change in reserve assets
|
8,3
|
-1,3
|
1,6
|
5,5
|
-0,7
|
5,5
|
1,5
|
-9,0
|
-4,0
|
p.p. – percentage points
* revised data
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