Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Moldova
Moldova: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population was 32.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Moldova, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 32.0% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Moldova peaked at 51.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2004.
That places Moldova 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.3% | +54.3% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +18.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 32.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 32.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.8%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 22.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 9.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.0% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 23.2% | 32.0% | 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 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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Moldova?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Moldova was 32.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- How does Moldova rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Moldova ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.