According to data from the Ministry of Finance, external government debt stood at $4 billion 810.6 million at the end of 2025, and at the end of the first quarter of 2026 it stood at $4 billion 902.5 million, and at the end of June, at $4 billion 836.7 million. Multilateral creditors account for the bulk of the external public debt—89.5 percent—while bilateral creditors account for 10.5 percent. The IMF remains Moldova's largest creditor, accounting for 26.9% of the external public debt. The European Union's share is 19.4%, the International Development Association (IDA, member of the World Bank Group)—18.6 percent, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)—8 percent, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development—4.6 percent. In the structure of external public debt, 52% consists of floating-rate obligations and 48% of fixed-rate obligations. A year earlier, the ratio was reversed: as of the end of June 2025, the share of external debt with a fixed interest rate was 52.3%, while that with a floating rate was 47.7%. In July, Moldova received external financing of 4 billion 762.7 million lei and repaid obligations totaling 4 billion 428.1 million lei. Thus, net external financing for the month was positive, amounting to 334.6 million lei. A month earlier, in June, by contrast, repayments exceeded inflows by 727.3 million lei. // 26.08.2026 — InfoMarket.
Moldova's external public debt has risen to $4.86 billion
Moldova's external public debt stood at $4,855.9 million as of the end of July, having increased by $19.2 million (+0.4%) over the month and by $45.3 million (+0.94%) since the beginning of the year