Moldova vs the United States: Economic Indicators Comparison
The United States with a GDP of $20.5T ranked the 1st largest economy in the world, while Moldova ranked 139th with $11.4B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, the United States and Moldova ranked 113th vs 61st and 11th vs 131st, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Moldova |  United States |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $11.4B | $20.5T |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 4% | 2.9% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| Population | 2.6M | 325.1M |
| GDP per capita | $3.2k | $63k |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.5% | 2.29% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 7.46 | 1 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.44 | 1 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $7.3k | $63k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $10.6B | $20.6T |
| GNI per capita | $3k | $63k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $27B | $20.8T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $7.6k | $64k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Moldova | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 12% | 37% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 12% | 21% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 4% | 2.4% |
| Unemployment | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 62 | 76.6 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.51 | 8.55 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.17 | 8.39 |
| Property Rights Index | 60.5 | 81.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 31.7 | 83.7 |
| Business Freedom Index | 68.1 | 83.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 96.2 | 54.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 37 | 87.9 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 85 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 80 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 78 | 79.8 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 72 | 75.5 |
| Government Spending Index | 71.6 | 56.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 86.1 | 74.6 |
| Government Integrity Index | 37.2 | 77.2 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 33 | 71 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 71.7 | 78.5 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 15.9 | 15.3 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 9.7 | 12.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 3.2 | 5.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 160k | 79.7M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Moldova | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 27.1% | 105.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 61.3% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $7.3B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 63.8% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 12.9% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 14.7% | 6.1% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 14.9% | 18.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 25.6% | 21% |
| Total reserves including gold | $3B | $449.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $311.9M | $258.4B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Moldova | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 29.3% | 12.2% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 55% | 15.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$1.2B | -$491B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 27.7% | 17.2% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $131.5M | N/A |
| Personal remittances received | $1.8B | $6.7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 22.7% | 18.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 10.1% | 0.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $26.5M | $56.1B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $3.2M | $128.7B |
| Expense, % of GDP | 27.3% | 22.4% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 30.8% | 38.1% |
