
The trade deficit of Moldova in January-April 2024 amounted to $1 billion 716.3 million, decreasing by 6.7% (-$108.2 million) compared to the same period in 2023.
As the InfoMarket agency was informed by the National Bureau of Statistics, in particular, in April 2024, the trade deficit of Moldova amounted to $484 million, which is $25.4 million (5.5%) more than the previous month, as well as $110.8 million ( 29.7%) is higher than the figure for April of the previous year. Overall for 4 months of 2024, in comparison with the same period in 2023, the trade deficit of Moldova with the EU countries increased by 4.8% - to $610.2 million, with the CIS countries - decreased by 78.4% - to $31.9 million, and with other countries - increased by 22.4% - to $1 billion 074.1 million. According to the NBS, the largest trade deficit of Moldova in January-April 2024 was in trade with Ukraine - $364.5 million (an increase in 2.1 times compared to the same period in 2023). At the same time, the trade deficit of Moldova with China amounted to $349.6 million (+19.6%), with Turkey - $147.3 million (-23.4%), Germany - $136.8 million (+12.9%), Italy - $72.6 million (+14.9%), France - $65.3 million (+0.8%), Poland - $65.2 million (+8.2%), Hungary - $49.8 million (-2.8%), Romania - $45.06 million (3.8 times increase), Spain - $41.5 million (3.5 times increase), Russia - $37.5 million (-64.9 %),// 19.06.2024 — InfoMarket.