Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Moldova
Moldova: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 11.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Moldova, 1988–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Moldova stood at 11.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Moldova peaked at 11.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1988.
Moldova ranks 70th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 67 Argentina 11.6% compare
- 68 Malaysia 11.5% compare
- 69 Cote d'Ivoire 11.5% compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 10.8% compare
- 72 Hungary 10.7% compare
- 73 El Salvador 10.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Moldova?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Moldova was 11.2% in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1988.
- How does Moldova rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Moldova ranks 70th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.