Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Moldova
Moldova: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 30.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Moldova, 1997–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Moldova is 30.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Moldova peaked at 35.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.9% | — |
| 1998 | 32.1% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +2.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 30.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 30.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.9%, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 24.8% | 33.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 24.3% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.4% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 29.4% | 30.6% | 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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Moldova?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Moldova was 30.6% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Moldova ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.