Moldova
Eastern Partnership · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy desk-coded
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EaP | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 49.8 | 34 | 38.9 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 53.4 | 30 | 44.4 | 62.8 | 8 / 20 |
| Legal | 57.7 | 25 | 33.2 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 49.1 | 34 | 52.5 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 36.7 | 39 | 36.7 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 49.3 | 33 | 41.1 | 66.2 | 34 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 Draft National Programme for Social Entrepreneurship Development 2021-2025 + Action Plan (draft GD, 2020, not adopted); social economy draft law with action plan in preparation by MDED · source | 1/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 National Commission for Social Entrepreneurship (GD 1165/2018; MoE Order 130/2019, amended 2022) under MDED, with civil-society members · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 none found · source | 0/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 Law 845/1992 as amended by Law 223/2017 · source | 1/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 Law 845/1992 on Entrepreneurship and Enterprises, Arts. 36^2-36^3 (inserted by Law 223 of 02.11.2017); GD 1165/2018 on the National Commission for Social Entrepreneurship · source | 1/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 NGO/donor support (EcoVisio SE hub, CONTACT Centre, EU4Youth/UNDP projects) · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 EU4Moldova: Key Regions (UNDP, SE grants 2022); EU4Youth EUnlocking (MD/UA, 2021 call); EU4Youth support to SE legal framework consultations (2021); EU 'Collaborate for Impact' (2020-2025, partner EcoVisio) · source | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 none found (funding line proposed in unadopted 2021-2025 programme) · source | 0/2 |
Policy composite 41.7 of 100 (mean of the eight codes). SE status (social and insertion enterprises) has been regulated since 2017 within Law 845 and certified by a national commission; a dedicated programme was never adopted, a social economy law was in preparation, and support is EU/NGO-driven.
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Moldova: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/moldova/