Moldova - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
1992 - 2022

Moldova's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 28.74%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2022).

Definition

The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.

  • Moldova's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2022 was 28.737%, a 462.77% increase from 2021, with a +23 difference.
  • In 2021 it was 5.106%, a 35.59% increase from 2020, with a +1 difference.
  • In 2020 it was 3.766%, a -22.16% increase from 2019.
  • In 2019 it was 4.838%, a 58.87% increase from 2018.
  • In 2018 it was 3.045%, a -53.65% increase from 2017.
Measure: Percent

Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values

The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Moldova is currently 111.5134% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of -0.0627% in 2009 and a highest value of 1613.604% in 1993.

28.737%
Recent Data (2022)
5.106%
2021 Data
3.766%
2020 Data
28.737%
Most Recent Data (2022)
5.106%
2021 Data
All Time Moldova Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Data
Moldova's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
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Comparison with Countries in the Europe & Central Asia Region.

Among countries in the same World Bank Europe & Central Asia (ECA) region, Moldova comes in 2nd with 28.737% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

  • Within the same region, Turkiye comes in 1st with 72.309%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
  • Ukraine comes in 3rd with 20.184%.
  • Lithuania comes in 4th with 19.705%.
  • Estonia comes in 5th with 19.398%.
  • Latvia comes in 6th with 17.31%.
  • Bulgaria comes in 7th with 15.325%.
  • Belarus comes in 8th with 15.21%.
  • Czechia comes in 9th with 15.1%.
  • Hungary comes in 10th with 14.608%.
  • Poland comes in 11th with 14.43%.
  • And North Macedonia comes in 12th with 14.205%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the Europe & Central Asia Region.

Top 10 Countries in the Europe & Central Asia Region.
# Country Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Year
1 Turkiye 72.31% 2022
2 Moldova 28.74% 2022
3 Ukraine 20.18% 2022
4 Lithuania 19.70% 2022
5 Estonia 19.40% 2022
6 Latvia 17.31% 2022
7 Bulgaria 15.33% 2022
8 Belarus 15.21% 2022
9 Czechia 15.10% 2022
10 Hungary 14.61% 2022

Comparison with Countries in the Upper middle income Group.

Among countries in the same World Bank Upper middle income (UMI) group, Moldova comes in 4th with 28.737% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.

Top 14 Countries in the Upper middle income Group.
# Country Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) Year
1 Venezuela, RB 254.949% 2016
2 Turkiye 72.309% 2022
3 Suriname 52.446% 2022
4 Moldova 28.737% 2022
5 Bulgaria 15.325% 2022
6 Belarus 15.210% 2022
7 North Macedonia 14.205% 2022
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.021% 2022
9 Azerbaijan 13.852% 2022
10 Montenegro 13.040% 2022
11 Palau 12.353% 2022
12 Serbia 11.982% 2022
13 Georgia 11.898% 2022
14 Botswana 11.666% 2022