Public and publicly guaranteed external debt service as a proportion of total export of goods and services

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17.4.1. Public and publicly guaranteed external debt service as a proportion of total export of goods and services
Year Value
2010 3.7
2011 3.5
2012 3.7
2013 4.2
2014 3.7
2015 4.0
2016 4.9
2017 5.2
2018 6.0
2019 5.8
2020 6.8
2021 5.1
2022 3.0
2023 10.0
2024 8.0
2025 9.2

Source: National Bank of Moldova

Geographical Area: Republic of Moldova

Unit of Measurement: Percent, %

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Indicator

Indicator 17.4.1: Public debt and publicly guaranteed debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services
Definition and concepts
<p>The gross external debt of the Republic of Moldova, at a given time, is equal to outstanding amount of those actual currently, and not contingent liabilities of residents to non-residents that require payment (s) of principal/or and interest, by the debtor at some point (s) in the future.</p> <p>The main components of the external debt: </p> <p>(1) Portfolio investment - debt securities (which include debt securities issued to be placed by residents of Moldova, held by non-residents, except for the ones held by non-resident parent enterprise / non-resident branch and state securities issued to be placed on the internal market of the Republic of Moldova, purchased by non-residents, </p> <p>(2) Loans (IMF loans, governmental loans, guaranteed loans, private loans), </p> <p>(3) Special drawing rights (allocation of SDR), </p> <p>(4) Currency and deposits (deposits with the national banking system and/or other resident deposit taking financial corporations), </p> <p>(5) Trade credits and advances (liabilities in the form of credits and advances extended by suppliers or buyers in commercial transactions in goods or services), </p> <p>(6) Other debt liabilities (historical debt for import of goods and services, liabilities related to transactions in investments, liabilities not yet extinguished in relations with non-residents),</p> <p>(7) Intercompany lending (liabilities of direct investment enterprises to their direct investors from abroad). </p> <p>Type of debt: public debt and publicly guaranteed debt (short-term, long- term), nonguaranteed private debt (short-term, long-term).</p> <p>The external debt of the Republic of Moldova is compiled according to the manual “External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users” recommended by IMF, edition 2013, which is in line with the VI edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (MBP6). According to the EDS 2013, the arrears on external loans and debt securities service, are considered as part of the original financial instrument stock generating the debt.</p>
Unit of measure

Percent, %
Method of computation

The service of public external debt and publicly guaranteed debt (payments made) as a proportion of exports of goods and services. For this indicator, exclusively only the public debt and publicly guaranteed debt will be considered.
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Jul 17, 2026
Metadata last updated Jul 15, 2026

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Indicator

Indicator 17.4.1: Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income
Target

Target 17.4: Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-17-04-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Bank (WB)
Metadata update

2025-04-23

Source 1

Data sources
<p>1) Statistics of international accounts, NBM </p> <p>2) External debt, NBM</p>
Data producers

National Bank of Moldova
Data providers

National Bank of Moldova
Institutional mandate

National Bank of Moldova
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