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Moldovan Leu
MDLMoldova · Issued by Banca Națională a Moldovei
Price (USD)
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Inflation (2024)
+4.68%
10y M2 change
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M69 Score
69.1
Market Cap (USD)
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M2 source: World Bank
M2 (local currency)
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broad money
CPI YoY (2024)
+4.68%
World Bank · annual
Country
Moldova
ISO 4217 · MDL
Last Update
2026-04-25
Daily ingest · 02:00 UTC
Moldovan Leu M2 money supply
Broad money in MDL (cash + deposits + close substitutes), annual back to ~1960 via World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN. Log scale auto-engages for hyperinflation outliers.
No M2 history available yet for MDL. World Bank coverage may be limited for this currency — direct central-bank feeds in a future release.
Moldovan Leu inflation history
Annual CPI YoY since 2001 — World Bank consumer price index for Moldova. Inflation volatility is one of three inputs into the Money2069 sound-money score.
Purchasing power calculator
How much would your Moldovan Leu be worth today if you'd held it since…?
100 MDL in 2001 buys today
2.52 MDLworth of goods
Lost 97% of purchasing power since 2001.
To match 2001 purchasing power, you need today
3,975.42 MDL
46 years of cumulative inflation.
Calculation: cumulative product of (1 + CPI YoY) from the chosen year through 2024. Source: World Bank consumer price index (annual). Daily-refreshed.
Data sources & methodology
- FX (USD):
- Frankfurter / ECB · daily
- CPI YoY:
- World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · annual
- M2 broad money:
- World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN · annual (LCU)
- Market cap (USD):
- M2 / FX rate · daily
- 10-year M2 change:
- (M2 today / M2 10y ago) − 1
- M69 score:
- Weighted: CPI (50%), 10y M2 growth (40%), 1y FX stability (10%)
- Last fetched:
- 2026-04-25 16:05:55
- Country code (ISO 3166-1):
- MDA
Raw data: /api/v1/currencies/current/MDL
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the Moldovan Leu?+
The Moldovan Leu (MDL) is issued by Banca Națională a Moldovei. As the monetary authority for Moldova, it sets policy interest rates, manages foreign reserves, and controls the money supply.
What is the inflation rate of the Moldovan Leu?+
Latest available consumer price inflation for the Moldovan Leu: 4.68% YoY (2024). Source: World Bank annual series (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Daily-refreshed historical chart on this page.
Has the Moldovan Leu been debased?+
Every fiat currency loses purchasing power over time as central banks expand the money supply. broad-money data is being added in our next release. Combined with cumulative inflation, this is the gap between MDL as accounting unit and MDL as a store of value.
Is the Moldovan Leu sound money?+
On the Money2069 0–100 sound-money scale, the Moldovan Leu currently scores 69.1. The score weights inflation volatility, 10-year money-supply growth, and 1-year FX stability. Higher = closer to sound. No fiat scores 100 because no fiat has zero issuance.
How does the Moldovan Leu compare to gold or the US dollar?+
Use the table on the listing page to sort all 138 tracked currencies by inflation, 10-year M2 change, or M69 score. Pegged currencies (USD-pegged dirham, riyal, etc.) inherit the dollar's debasement profile; floating currencies tell their own story.
How often is this data updated?+
We pull fresh exchange rates daily from Frankfurter (ECB-sourced) and refresh the inflation series from the World Bank. The page is statically rendered with 24-hour ISR. Source data is publicly accessible via our /api/v1/currencies endpoints.