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About

Japan-Moldova Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $69.5M to Moldova. The main products that Japan exported to Moldova were Cars ($45.4M), Tractors ($2.29M), and Zippers ($1.16M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $36.2M in 2017 to $69.5M in 2022.

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

Moldova-Japan Trade: In 2022, Moldova exported $25.2M to Japan. The main products that Moldova exported to Japan were Non-Knit Women's Coats ($6.61M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($5.91M), and Trunks and Cases ($1.76M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Moldova to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 10%,  from $15.7M in 2017 to $25.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). 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

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Value

In 2022, Japan exported $69.5M to Moldova. The main products exported from Japan to Moldova were Cars ($45.4M), Tractors ($2.29M), and Zippers ($1.16M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Moldova have increased at an annualized rate of 13.9%, from $36.2M in 2017 to $69.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Moldova exported $25.2M to Japan. The main products exported from Moldova to Japan were Non-Knit Women's Coats ($6.61M), Non-Knit Men's Coats ($5.91M), and Trunks and Cases ($1.76M). During the last 5 years the exports of Moldova to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 10%, from $15.7M in 2022 to $25.2M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Moldova
Top Destination
Romania$1.35B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Moldova included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Moldova than Japan included Romania ($1.35B), Ukraine ($729M), and Belarus ($81.2M).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Moldova

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Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Transportation ($49.3M), Machines ($8.28M), and Chemical Products ($2.86M).

During 2017, Moldova had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Textiles ($18.7M), Animal Hides ($2.14M), and Miscellaneous ($1.07M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Moldova+$1.8MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Moldova Japan+$3.13MNon-Knit Women's Coats

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 Japan and Moldova. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Moldova. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Moldova indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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