The economy of the Republic of Moldova grew by 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2025, while for the entire year 2025 the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 2.4%, according to data presented by the National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova (BNS).
According to BNS, in the fourth quarter of 2025 the total gross value added in the economy, which accounts for 85.6% of GDP formation, increased in real terms by 3.9% compared to the same period of 2024, contributing 3.4 percentage points to GDP growth.
The increase in GDP was positively influenced by developments in several sectors, including information and communications, agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, construction, education, public administration and defense, mandatory social insurance, and other service activities.
At the same time, GDP dynamics in the fourth quarter of 2025 were negatively affected mainly by activities such as real estate transactions, wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, transportation and storage, and the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning.
According to BNS data, Moldova’s 3.6% GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 (compared to the same quarter of the previous year) was lower than in Cyprus (4.5%), Poland (3.9%), and North Macedonia (3.8%), and equal to Croatia (3.6%).
However, it exceeded the indicators recorded in many other countries, including Turkey (3.4%), Bulgaria (3.1%), Lithuania (3.1%), Ukraine (3.0%), Latvia (2.9%), Czech Republic (2.3%), Ireland and Serbia (2.2% each), and Slovenia (2.0%). It also surpassed the average growth in EU member states of 1.6%.
Meanwhile, growth remained below 1% in Estonia, Hungary, and Germany.
In contrast, GDP declined in Romania by 1.3% and in Iceland by 0.6% during the same period.
According to preliminary data, Moldova’s GDP in 2025 amounted to 353.5 billion lei at current market prices, marking a real-term increase of 2.4% compared to 2024.