Turkey (TUR) and Moldova (MDA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Turkey-Moldova Trade: In 2023, Turkey exported $737M to Moldova. The main products that Turkey exported to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($138M), Packaged Medicaments ($23M), and Tomatoes ($17.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Turkey to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $352M in 2018 to $737M in 2023.

In 2023, Turkey did not export any services to Moldova.

Moldova-Turkey Trade: In 2023, Moldova exported $157M to Turkey. The main products that Moldova exported to Turkey were Wheat ($26.3M), Sunflower Seeds ($17.1M), and Scrap Aluminium ($9.28M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Moldova to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $149M in 2018 to $157M in 2023.

In 2023, Moldova did not export any services to Turkey.

Comparison: In 2023, Turkey ranked 41 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.62), and 28 in total exports ($272B). That same year, Moldova ranked 68 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.13), and 131 in total exports ($4.81B).

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In 2023, Turkey exported $737M to Moldova. The main products exported from Turkey to Moldova were Refined Petroleum ($138M), Packaged Medicaments ($23M), and Tomatoes ($17.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Turkey to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 16%, from $352M in 2018 to $737M in 2023.

In 2018, Moldova exported $157M to Turkey. The main products exported from Moldova to Turkey were Wheat ($26.3M), Sunflower Seeds ($17.1M), and Scrap Aluminium ($9.28M). During the last 5 years the exports of Moldova to Turkey have increased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $149M in 2023 to $157M in 2018.

Exports from Turkey () to Moldova () (2023)

Exports from Moldova () to Turkey () (2023)

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Trade between Turkey () and Moldova ()

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Turkey
Top DestinationGermany$24.7B

Moldova
Top DestinationRomania$1.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Turkey than Moldova included Germany ($24.7B), United States ($15.9B), and United Kingdom ($15.1B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Moldova than Turkey included Tuvalu ($282k).

Difference in imports from Moldova () and Turkey () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Turkey - Moldova

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

During 2023, Turkey had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Mineral Products ($151M), Textiles ($141M), and Machines ($76.5M).

During 2018, Moldova had a large net trade with Turkey in the exports of Vegetable Products ($59.8M), Textiles ($25.5M), and Machines ($23.4M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Turkey Moldova+$5.5MCars

Top Product Potential Moldova Turkey+$8.94MWheat

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Turkey () to Moldova () (2023)

Exports from Moldova () to Turkey () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Turkey () and Moldova ()

Turkey Exports

Moldova Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Moldova () and Turkey () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Turkey - Moldova

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Turkey () and Moldova () (2023)

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