Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova
Moldova: Poverty gap index at $3 a day was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova, 1997–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova peaked at 14.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
Moldova ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.7% | — |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +85.5% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -47.3% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -60.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +67.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -81.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -52.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -57.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -69.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +10990.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +611.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -86.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -63.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +81.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -74.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +613.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -48.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +331.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%. (35 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +10990.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | +611.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | +613.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 5.7% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.2% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova?
- Poverty gap index at $3 a day in Moldova was 0.0% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest poverty gap index at $3 a day recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Moldova rank for poverty gap index at $3 a day?
- Moldova ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty gap index at $3 a day rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty gap index at $3 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The poverty gap index is a poverty measure that reflects both the prevalence and the depth of poverty. It is calculated as the share of population in poverty multiplied by the average shortfall from the poverty line (expressed as a % of the poverty line).