Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Moldova
Moldova: Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption was 20.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Moldova, 1997–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Moldova stood at 20.4%.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Moldova peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2021.
That places Moldova 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.5% | — |
| 1998 | 84.4% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 76.5% | 88.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 33.7% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 15.5% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 15.4% | 20.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More poverty & inequality data for Moldova
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Moldova?
- Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption in Moldova was 20.4% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption?
- Moldova ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.