In Moldova, the total debt of the national economy at the end of Q1 2025 amounted to 629.3 billion lei, an increase of 0.8% compared to the situation at the end of 2024.
Such data are provided by the National Bank of Moldova, noting that the financial sector, due to its functions as a financial intermediary, is the sector with the largest total debt - 273 billion lei (43.4% of the total debt in the national economy). The non-financial commercial companies sector accounts for 166.9 billion lei (26.5%), and the public administration and household sectors - 131.9 billion lei (21%) and 57.5 billion lei (9.1%), respectively. According to the National Bank, the ratio of the total debt of the national economy sectors to GDP at the end of March 2025 was 191.5%, which is 1.3 percentage points less than the corresponding figure at the end of 2024. In terms of financial instruments included in the total debt, at the end of March 2025, the largest part was accounted for by contracted loans (39.7%). The share of financial instruments in the total debt of each sector of the national economy also correlates with the specifics of the sectors. Cash and deposits, which make up 36.1% of the total debt of the national economy, are characteristic only of financial companies and make up 83.2% of the total debt of this sector.. // 14.08.2025 – InfoMarket.
