Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova

Moldova: Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments was 230,758 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
230,758
Change on year
up 33.9%
World rank
98th
of 139 countries
All-time high
230,758
in 2024
All-time low
26,738
in 2020
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova, 2004–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2004201420242004: 68.0k2005: 66.0k2006: 62.0k2007: 69.0k2008: 72.0k2009: 57.0k2010: 61.0k2011: 71.2k2012: 84.6k2013: 89.9k2014: 89.4k2015: 88.8k2016: 114.0k2017: 135.0k2018: 149.0k2019: 161.0k2020: 26.7k2021: 62.9k2022: 141.6k2023: 172.4k2024: 230.8k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova stood at 230,758. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 158.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova peaked at 230,758 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,738, in 2020.

That places Moldova 98th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova, 2004 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2004 68,000 —
2005 66,000 -2.9%
2006 62,000 -6.1%
2007 69,000 +11.3%
2008 72,000 +4.3%
2009 57,000 -20.8%
2010 61,000 +7.0%
2011 71,200 +16.7%
2012 84,600 +18.8%
2013 89,900 +6.3%
2014 89,400 -0.6%
2015 88,800 -0.7%
2016 114,000 +28.4%
2017 135,000 +18.4%
2018 149,000 +10.4%
2019 161,000 +8.1%
2020 26,738 -83.4%
2021 62,928 +135.4%
2022 141,585 +125.0%
2023 172,373 +21.7%
2024 230,758 +33.9%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 230,758 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 million, 21% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 230,758 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.98 million, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +135.4% 26,738 62,928
2022 +125.0% 62,928 141,585
2020 -83.4% 161,000 26,738

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65,667 57,000 72,000 6
2010s 104,390 61,000 161,000 10
2020s 126,876 26,738 230,758 5

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 95 Antigua and Barbuda 273,464 compare
  2. 96 Ukraine 248,000 compare
  3. 97 Lebanon 240,000 compare
  4. 99 United States Virgin Islands 229,000 compare
  5. 100 French Polynesia 195,000 compare
  6. 101 Malaysia 188,700 compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

More reference data data for Moldova

All data for Moldova →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova?
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova was 230,758 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 230,758 in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 26,738 in 2020.
How does Moldova rank for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments?
Moldova ranks 98th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 158.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-guests-in-hotels-and-similar-establishments/moldova/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/foreign-guests-in-hotels-and-similar-establishments/moldova/">Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Moldova</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 3,097 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed