Income share held by highest 20% in Moldova
Moldova: Income share held by highest 20% was 36.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 20% in Moldova, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2024, income share held by highest 20% in Moldova stood at 36.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Moldova peaked at 49.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2020.
Moldova ranks 111th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Income share held by highest 20% in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 43.8% | — |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 36.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.5%, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 36.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.1%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 43.8% | 49.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 40.6% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 36.0% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.6% | 37.0% | 5 |
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 share held by highest 20% in Moldova?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Moldova was 36.8% in 2024, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2020.
- How does Moldova rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Moldova ranks 111th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.