Income share held by lowest 20% in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Income share held by lowest 20% was 9.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Income share held by lowest 20% in Republic of Moldova, 1997β2023
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
Republic of Moldova recorded 9.9% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Republic of Moldova peaked at 10.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1998.
That places Republic of Moldova 6th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Republic of Moldova
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.73 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,434 (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 revenues vs income inequality 30.64 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.146 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Republic of Moldova?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Republic of Moldova was 9.9% in 2023, 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 lowest 20% recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1998.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 6th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of 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 lowest 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.