Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Moldova
Moldova: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 2.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Moldova, 2008–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Moldova is 2.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Moldova peaked at 4.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places Moldova 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.5% | — |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -23.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,434 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 61.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.64 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Moldova?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Moldova was 2.4% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Moldova ranks 10th out of 26 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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