Moldova's current account deficit in the balance of payments in the first quarter of 2026 amounted to EUR 806.2 million, a decrease of 17.1% compared to the same period in 2025
According to preliminary data from the National Bank of Moldova, this was due to a reduction in the deficit in foreign trade in goods and an increase in the surplus in the balances of services and primary income, while the surplus in the balance of secondary income decreased. The current account deficit to GDP was 20.9%, down by 5 percentage points from the first quarter of 2025. The capital account balance (the difference between capital inflows and outflows) was €7.2 million, down by 17.1% from the same period in 2025, driven by a 24% increase in capital outflows to €15.5 million and a 7.2% increase in capital inflows to €22.7 million. Public sector capital inflows increased by 33.6% to €5.8 million and private sector capital inflows by 0.1% to €16.8 million. In the first quarter of 2026, the financial account of the Balance of Payments saw a net inflow of funds of EUR 641.7 million, which was due to net operations to decrease residents' external financial assets by EUR 264.2 million and, at the same time, net operations to increase residents' liabilities to non-residents by EUR 377.5 million. // 13.07.2026 –InfoMarket.
