Paying taxes: Payments in Moldova

Moldova: Paying taxes: Payments was 10 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
10 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 190 countries
All-time high
53 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
10 number per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Moldova, 2005–2019

10203040502005201220192005: 53 number per year2006: 53 number per year2007: 53 number per year2008: 53 number per year2009: 49 number per year2010: 49 number per year2011: 49 number per year2012: 49 number per year2013: 32 number per year2014: 21 number per year2015: 21 number per year2016: 10 number per year2017: 10 number per year2018: 10 number per year2019: 10 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 10 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Moldova peaked at 53 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 number per year, in 2016.

Moldova ranks 127th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Paying taxes: Payments in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Moldova, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 53 number per year —
2006 53 number per year +0.0%
2007 53 number per year +0.0%
2008 53 number per year +0.0%
2009 49 number per year -7.5%
2010 49 number per year +0.0%
2011 49 number per year +0.0%
2012 49 number per year +0.0%
2013 32 number per year -34.7%
2014 21 number per year -34.4%
2015 21 number per year +0.0%
2016 10 number per year -52.4%
2017 10 number per year +0.0%
2018 10 number per year +0.0%
2019 10 number per year +0.0%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 10 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 10 number per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.2 number per year 49 number per year 53 number per year 5
2010s 26.1 number per year 10 number per year 49 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 125 India 10.94 number per year compare
  2. 126 United States 10.6 number per year compare
  3. 127 Colombia 10 number per year compare
  4. 127 Costa Rica 10 number per year compare
  5. 127 Denmark 10 number per year compare
  6. 127 Kazakhstan 10 number per year compare
  7. 127 Kosovo 10 number per year compare
  8. 127 Lithuania 10 number per year compare
  9. 127 Slovenia 10 number per year compare
  10. 127 Turkey 10 number per year compare
  11. 127 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Moldova?
Paying taxes: payments in Moldova was 10 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 53 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 10 number per year in 2016.
How does Moldova rank for paying taxes: payments?
Moldova ranks 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Moldova data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.