The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has opened an “experimental statistics” section and released its first experimental dataset, covering the Republic of Moldova’s financial accounts for the third quarter of 2024, including sectoral accounts and supporting methodological materials. Preliminary results show the national economy recorded a net financing need of MDL 12,699 million in Q3 2024, up by MDL 4,246 million compared with Q3 2023. As a share of GDP, the net financing need was 4.0%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points year on year, driven mainly by a higher net financing need in the households sector (S.14+S.15), which rose from 4.5% of GDP in Q3 2023 to 5.6% in Q3 2024. The release also includes “from-whom-to-whom” matrices for net transactions, dynamic data series, sector breakdowns, and documentation on compilation of financial accounts and sectoral balance sheets. NBM notes the experimental data may differ from official statistics in areas such as harmonisation, coverage and methodology, and will be published for a limited period before being incorporated into NBM’s official statistics. The central bank also indicates it will use user feedback to refine compilation processes and improve data quality, coverage and dissemination timelines.
National Bank of Moldova 2025-01-31
National Bank of Moldova launches experimental statistics and publishes Q3 2024 financial accounts showing a MDL 12.7bn net financing need
The National Bank of Moldova has launched an "experimental statistics" section, releasing its first dataset on Moldova's financial accounts for Q3 2024. The data reveals a net financing need of MDL 12,699 million, or 4.0% of GDP, driven by increased household sector needs. The experimental data, differing from official statistics, will be refined based on user feedback before integration into official statistics.