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According to the government of Transnistria, the 2007 GDP was 6789 mln ruble (appx US$799 million) and the GDP per capita was about US$1,500. The GDP increased by 11.1% and inflation rate was 19.3% with the GDP per capita now being $2,140, higher than Moldova's GDP per capita that is $2,040.<ref name=stat2007>{{Citation|url=http://www.vspmr.org/Upload/File/doklad2007.rar |title=Доклад "Социально-экономическое развитие Приднестровской Молдавской Республики" за года (уточнение) |year=2007 |trans-title=Socio-economical development of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic |publisher=Statistical service of the Ministry of Economy of Transnistria |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616004647/http://www.vspmr.org/Upload/File/doklad2007.rar |archive-date=16 June 2013 }}</ref> Transnistria's government budget for 2007 was US$246 million, with an estimated deficit of about US$100 million<ref>{{Citation|url=http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=2143 |publisher=Conflict |place=MD |title=Transnistrian parliament adopts region's budget for 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005522/http://conflict.md/stiri.php?ID=2143 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> that the government planned to cover with income from privatisations.<ref>{{Citation|place=[[Russia|RU]] |url=http://www.tiras.ru/en/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1172054345&archive=&start_from=&ucat=25& |title=Privatization will solve the budget problem |publisher=Tiras |newspaper=PMR News |date=21 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016050811/http://tiras.ru/en/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1172054345&archive=&start_from=&ucat=25& |archive-date=16 October 2007 }}</ref> The budget for 2008 is US$331 million, with an estimated deficit of about US$80 million.<ref name=nr2>{{cite web |url=http://www.nr2.ru/pmr/152396.html |title=Евгений Шевчук: бюджет Приднестровья–отражение реальной ситуации в экономике |publisher=Nr2 |location=RU |access-date=30 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314012255/http://www.nr2.ru/pmr/152396.html |archive-date=14 March 2012 }}</ref>
In 2004, Transnistria had debts of US$1.2 billion (two-thirds are with Russia) that was per capita about six times higher than in Moldova (without Transnistria).<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.policy.hu/npopescu/publications/06.11%20IPF%20Democracy%20in%20secessionism.pdf | title = Democracy in Secessionism: Transnistria and Abkhazia's Domestic Policies | first = Nicu | last = Popescu | publisher = International Policy Fellowship Program | year = 2005–2006 | access-date = 20 January 2007 | archive-date = 5 August 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190805204110/http://www.policy.hu/npopescu/publications/06.11%20IPF%20Democracy%20in%20secessionism.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref> In March 2007 the debt to [[Gazprom]] for the acquisition of natural gas increased to US$1.3 billion. On 22 March 2007 Gazprom sold Transnistria's gas debt to the Russian businessman [[Alisher Usmanov]], who controls [[Moldova Steel Works]], the largest enterprise in Transnistria. Transnistria's president Igor Smirnov
According to a 2007 interview with Yevgeny Shevchuk, the then-speaker of the [[Transnistrian Supreme Council]], Transnistria is in a difficult economic situation. Despite a 30% tax increase in 2007, the pension fund is still lacking money and emergency measures must be taken.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vspmr.org/Upload/File/conferential/eng/1.shtml |title=Shevchuk answering a question about 2007 Transnistrian budget |publisher=VSPMR |access-date=30 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207061448/http://vspmr.org/Upload/File/conferential/eng/1.shtml |archive-date=7 February 2012 }}</ref> However, Shevchuk mentioned that the situation is not hopeless and it cannot be considered a crisis, as a crisis means three-month delays in payment of pensions and salaries.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=VSPMR |url=http://vspmr.org/Upload/File/conferential/eng/5.shtml |title=Shevchuk explaining that the economic situation is not critical |access-date=30 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207061455/http://vspmr.org/Upload/File/conferential/eng/5.shtml |archive-date=7 February 2012 }}</ref>
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