Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Republic of Moldova

Republic of Moldova: Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
21st
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.4%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Republic of Moldova, 1999–2016

0.511.522.51999200720161999: 1.6 %2000: 1.8 %2001: 2 %2002: 2.4 %2003: 1.9 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 2.5 %2006: 1.9 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 1.4 %2009: 1.2 %2010: 1.2 %2011: 0.763 %2012: 0.666 %2013: 0.486 %2014: 0.523 %2015: 0.47 %2016: 0.436 %

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Republic of Moldova stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Republic of Moldova peaked at 2.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.

Republic of Moldova ranks 21st of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty in Republic of Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) in Republic of Moldova, 1999 to 2016.
Year % Change
1999 1.6%
2000 1.8% +8.3%
2001 2.0% +12.7%
2002 2.4% +21.8%
2003 1.9% -21.1%
2004 2.3% +18.3%
2005 2.5% +9.2%
2006 1.9% -22.6%
2007 1.3% -32.9%
2008 1.4% +6.5%
2009 1.2% -13.3%
2010 1.2% -2.1%
2011 0.8% -34.2%
2012 0.7% -12.7%
2013 0.5% -27.0%
2014 0.5% +7.5%
2015 0.5% -10.1%
2016 0.4% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1
2000s 1.9% 1.2% 2.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 1.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Republic of Moldova?
Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty in Republic of Moldova was 0.4% in 2016, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty recorded in Republic of Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
How does Republic of Moldova rank for proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty?
Republic of Moldova ranks 21st out of 46 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 ppp) poverty rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of population pushed below the $3.20 ($ 2011 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%)
Unit
%
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
46 places, 445 data points, 1984–2018
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Percentage of population pushed below 3.20 international $ per day consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health spending