France (FRA) and Moldova (MDA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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France-Moldova Trade: In 2023, France exported $206M to Moldova. The main products that France exported to Moldova were Cars ($39.8M), Pesticides ($14.3M), and Navigation Equipment ($11.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $119M in 2018 to $206M in 2023.

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

Moldova-France Trade: In 2023, Moldova exported $50.6M to France. The main products that Moldova exported to France were Insulated Wire ($7M), Other Nuts ($5.66M), and Rapeseed ($3.95M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Moldova to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.36%, from $74.4M in 2018 to $50.6M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). 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, France exported $206M to Moldova. The main products exported from France to Moldova were Cars ($39.8M), Pesticides ($14.3M), and Navigation Equipment ($11.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 11.6%, from $119M in 2018 to $206M in 2023.

In 2018, Moldova exported $50.6M to France. The main products exported from Moldova to France were Insulated Wire ($7M), Other Nuts ($5.66M), and Rapeseed ($3.95M). During the last 5 years the exports of Moldova to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.36%, from $74.4M in 2023 to $50.6M in 2018.

Exports from France () to Moldova () (2023)

Exports from Moldova () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Moldova ()

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

Moldova
Top DestinationRomania$1.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Moldova included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Moldova than France included Tuvalu ($282k) and Palau ($115k).

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

Comparative Advantage France - Moldova

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Chemical Products ($53.6M), Transportation ($50.1M), and Machines ($38M).

During 2018, Moldova had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($12.2M), Machines ($8.67M), and Textiles ($7.42M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Moldova+$9.86MCars

Top Product Potential Moldova France+$10.2MInsulated 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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from France () to Moldova () (2023)

Exports from Moldova () to France () (2023)

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Trade between France () and Moldova ()

France Exports

Moldova Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage France - Moldova

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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