The Republic of Moldova’s trade deficit reached 4,421.5 million euro in January–August 2026, 250.5 million (+6.0%) above the same period of 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. TVR Moldova reported on Saturday, 17 October, that the country imports almost three times more than it exports. The BNS figures, published on 15 October, are preliminary and exclude the left bank of the Dniester and Bender.

Exports totalled 2,239.4 million euro (+9.3%), imports 6,660.9 million (+7.1%). Exports covered 33.6% of imports. In August, exports fell to 268.5 million (−16.2% versus July, −6.1% versus August 2025), imports were 817.5 million, and the monthly deficit 549.0 million.

The EU-27 took 66.6% of exports and supplied 53.6% of imports. Main destinations: Romania 29.9%, Turkey 11.0%, Italy 9.9%, Czechia 7.7%, Ukraine 6.8%, Germany 5.4%. On the import side, Romania 22.9%, China 14.5%, Ukraine 9.4%. Road transport covered about 77% of exports and 78% of imports.

Oil and oil products were 10.2% of imports (+26.8% versus January–August 2025), gas 9.5% (+10.4%), electricity 4.1% (+7.1%). On the export side, cereals rose (+48.8%) and oilseeds (+21.4%); electrical machinery fell (−6.0%) and beverages (−10.7%). Re-exports were 19.8% of exports.

Figures are FOB on exports and CIF on imports. This article is not investment or trade-policy advice; it reports a statistical bulletin.

Image: Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, visit of 23 September 2026, CC0, Wikimedia Commons; institutional building, not a photograph of the statistics office.

Sources consulted: R. Moldova importă de trei ori mai mult decât exportă. Deficitul a depășit 4,4 miliarde de euro — TVR Moldova; Comerțul internațional cu mărfuri al Republicii Moldova în luna august 2026 — BNS.