Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Moldova
Moldova: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.4056 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Moldova, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Moldova is 0.4056, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 309.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Moldova peaked at 0.4056 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0991, in 2010.
Moldova ranks 37th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.284 | — |
| 2003 | 0.2775 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2328 | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1039 | -55.4% |
| 2006 | 0.219 | +110.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1483 | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1177 | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1049 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0991 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3472 | +250.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3353 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3342 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3669 | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3678 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3852 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.349 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.354 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3755 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4056 | +8.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.4056 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 69% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.4056 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +250.4% | 0.0991 | 0.3472 |
| 2006 | +110.7% | 0.1039 | 0.219 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.186 | 0.1039 | 0.284 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3314 | 0.0991 | 0.3852 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4056 | 0.4056 | 0.4056 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Moldova?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Moldova was 0.4056 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4056 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0991 in 2010.
- How does Moldova rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Moldova ranks 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.