Compensation of employees in Moldova
Moldova: Compensation of employees was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Moldova, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Moldova stood at 9.5%.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Moldova peaked at 20.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1998.
Moldova ranks 143rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.7% | — |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +43.9% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +37.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 10.3% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More public sector data for Moldova
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 46.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0061 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 110.73 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2,866 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 18.6% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 124.55 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 12.4% (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 25.94 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 10.33 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Moldova?
- Compensation of employees in Moldova was 9.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1998.
- How does Moldova rank for compensation of employees?
- Moldova ranks 143rd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.