Income inequality: Atkinson index in Moldova
Moldova: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1355 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Moldova, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Moldova stood at 0.1355.
The figure is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Moldova peaked at 0.1818 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1341, in 2018.
Moldova ranks 158th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1818 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1719 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1599 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1549 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1421 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1442 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1389 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1367 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1341 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.137 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1355 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1355 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1355 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.1355 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2515, 54% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.1355 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1502 | 0.1341 | 0.1818 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1359 | 0.1355 | 0.137 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 income inequality: atkinson index in Moldova?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Moldova was 0.1355 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1818 in 2010.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1341 in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Moldova ranks 158th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.