Moldova - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Moldova was 14.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.20 in 2018 and a minimum value of 10.10 in 1999.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 11.40
1998 10.80
1999 10.10
2000 11.50
2001 11.10
2002 11.40
2003 11.80
2004 11.80
2005 11.50
2006 11.70
2007 11.90
2008 12.00
2009 12.20
2010 12.50
2011 12.90
2012 13.20
2013 13.40
2014 13.70
2015 13.70
2016 14.10
2017 14.10
2018 14.20
2019 14.10

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Moldova was 17.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.60 in 2017 and a minimum value of 14.10 in 1999.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 15.80
1998 15.30
1999 14.10
2000 15.80
2001 15.30
2002 16.00
2003 15.90
2004 16.10
2005 15.80
2006 16.10
2007 16.30
2008 16.10
2009 16.60
2010 16.60
2011 16.90
2012 17.10
2013 17.30
2014 17.40
2015 17.50
2016 17.40
2017 17.60
2018 17.50
2019 17.50

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Moldova was 22.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 20.30 in 1999.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 22.50
1998 22.00
1999 20.30
2000 22.00
2001 21.70
2002 22.50
2003 21.80
2004 21.80
2005 21.90
2006 22.50
2007 22.40
2008 22.20
2009 23.00
2010 22.40
2011 22.40
2012 22.30
2013 22.40
2014 22.50
2015 22.30
2016 21.90
2017 22.30
2018 22.10
2019 22.30

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Moldova was 36.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.60 in 1999 and a minimum value of 36.00 in 2018.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 43.80
1998 45.90
1999 49.60
2000 43.80
2001 45.20
2002 43.10
2003 42.90
2004 42.90
2005 43.80
2006 42.70
2007 42.00
2008 42.40
2009 40.60
2010 40.30
2011 39.30
2012 38.40
2013 37.80
2014 36.70
2015 36.90
2016 36.60
2017 36.10
2018 36.00
2019 36.20

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Moldova was 22.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.40 in 1999 and a minimum value of 21.70 in 2017.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 28.10
1998 30.10
1999 34.40
2000 28.50
2001 29.80
2002 27.50
2003 27.70
2004 27.70
2005 28.40
2006 27.40
2007 26.80
2008 27.10
2009 25.00
2010 25.40
2011 24.50
2012 23.60
2013 23.30
2014 22.10
2015 22.50
2016 22.70
2017 21.70
2018 22.00
2019 22.00

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Moldova was 4.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.40 in 2018 and a minimum value of 2.20 in 1998.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 2.40
1998 2.20
1999 2.30
2000 2.70
2001 2.60
2002 2.80
2003 3.10
2004 3.00
2005 2.80
2006 2.80
2007 3.00
2008 2.90
2009 3.10
2010 3.30
2011 3.50
2012 3.80
2013 3.90
2014 4.20
2015 4.10
2016 4.30
2017 4.30
2018 4.40
2019 4.30

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Moldova was 10.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.20 in 2018 and a minimum value of 6.00 in 1998.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1997 6.50
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.90
2001 6.70
2002 7.00
2003 7.60
2004 7.40
2005 7.00
2006 7.10
2007 7.40
2008 7.30
2009 7.60
2010 8.10
2011 8.50
2012 9.00
2013 9.10
2014 9.70
2015 9.70
2016 10.00
2017 10.00
2018 10.20
2019 10.00

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution