Moldova's GDP grows 2.7% in 2025 - Deputy Prime Minister

CHISINAU. Feb 9 (Interfax) - Moldova's economy has stabilized and begun growing, expanding by 2.7% in 2025, Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Development and Digitalization Minister Eugen Osmochescu said at a press conference on Friday.

The country's economy saw its steepest drop in 2022-2023, after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, he said. It stopped contracting in 2024 and already grew in 2025.

The results of 2025 "exceed initial forecasts and international partners," he said. The growth was driven by a 10.2% surge in agricultural production and 4.4% increase in industrial output, as well as growth in construction, information technology, trade, energy, social services and the financial sector, Osmochescu said.

Another key indicator of the stronger economy is that investment increased by 22%, he said. "Our goal is to transition from an economy based on consumption to an economy based on production, investment and innovation," Osmochescu said.

Programs carried out through the Entrepreneurship Development Organization (ODA) played an important role in supporting business activity, he said.

"About MDL699 million (about $45 million) was allocated in the reporting period in the form of grants and tax breaks for 3,100 companies. More than MDL1 billion (about $60 million) was invested in the economy in three months through 12 beneficiaries of the government assistance program alone. These measures directly facilitated the creation of 64,000 jobs in 2025, and the employed population reached 856,000," Osmochescu said.

He said his ministry's priorities for the coming include accelerating negotiations on accession to the European Union and integration into its common market, radically simplifying relations between entrepreneurs and government, and attracting investment, both foreign and domestic.

The official exchange rate for February 6 was MDL16.99/$1.