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Russia-Moldova Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $467M to Moldova. The main products that Russia exported to Moldova were Petroleum Gas ($616M), Refined Petroleum ($50.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($32.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $254M in 2017 to $467M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Moldova worth $108M, with Travel ($77.9M), Transportation ($12.8M), and Other business services ($3.69M) being the largest in terms of value.

Moldova-Russia Trade: In 2022, Moldova exported $279M to Russia. The main products that Moldova exported to Russia were Apples and Pears ($65.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($13.2M), and Pitted Fruits ($11.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Moldova to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.96%,  from $360M in 2017 to $279M in 2022.

In 2022, Moldova did not export any services to Russia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B). That same year, Moldova ranked 65 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0038), and 124 in total exports ($4.94B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Russia exported $467M to Moldova. The main products exported from Russia to Moldova were Petroleum Gas ($616M), Refined Petroleum ($50.3M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($32.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $254M in 2017 to $467M in 2022.

In 2017, Moldova exported $279M to Russia. The main products exported from Moldova to Russia were Apples and Pears ($65.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($13.2M), and Pitted Fruits ($11.5M). During the last 22 years the exports of Moldova to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.96%, from $360M in 1995 to $279M in 2017.

Exports from Russia (Flag) to Moldova (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Moldova (Flag) to Russia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$101B
Moldova
Top Destination
Romania$1.35B

This map shows whether countries import more from Russia or Moldova. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Russia and Moldova or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Moldova included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Germany ($27.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Moldova than Russia included Belarus ($81.2M), Iran ($51.8M), and Iraq ($17.5M).

Difference in imports from Moldova (Flag) and Russia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Russia - Moldova

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Russia and Moldova by product, considering products traded by both, Russia and Moldova.

During 2022, Russia had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Mineral Products ($690M), Chemical Products ($98.3M), and Foodstuffs ($54.3M).

During 2017, Moldova had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($94.1M), Foodstuffs ($20M), and Chemical Products ($17.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Moldova+$7.76kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Moldova Russia+$4.46kInsulated Wire

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Russia and Moldova. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Russia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Moldova. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Moldova indicates it has a comparative advantage over Russia.

Product Space of Russia (Flag) and Moldova (Flag) (2022)

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