Three metrics of inequality in Moldova
Moldova: Three metrics of inequality was 49.36 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Three metrics of inequality in Moldova, 1988–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, three metrics of inequality in Moldova stood at 49.36.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, three metrics of inequality in Moldova peaked at 51.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.6, in 1988.
Moldova ranks 80th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Three metrics of inequality in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 35.6 | — |
| 1993 | 48.27 | +35.6% |
| 1998 | 51.06 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 50.54 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 50.53 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.81 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.5 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 51.04 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 51.23 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 51.26 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.56 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 51.6 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.66 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 50.2 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 49.66 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.35 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.89 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 49.13 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 48.39 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 48.33 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.32 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.69 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.69 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.36 | +1.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 49.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.98, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 49.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.7, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Three metrics of inequality in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +35.6% | 35.6 | 48.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.6 | 35.6 | 35.6 | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.67 | 48.27 | 51.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.01 | 50.5 | 51.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.16 | 48.32 | 50.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.02 | 48.69 | 49.36 | 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 three metrics of inequality in Moldova?
- Three metrics of inequality in Moldova was 49.36 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest three metrics of inequality recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest three metrics of inequality recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6 in 1988.
- How does Moldova rank for three metrics of inequality?
- Moldova ranks 80th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is three metrics of inequality rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Three metrics of inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.