Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Moldova
Moldova: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) was 18.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Moldova, 1996–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Moldova stood at 18.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Moldova peaked at 24.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1996.
That places Moldova 11th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.3% | — |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +64.3% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 18.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 18.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +64.3% | 14.3% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 14.3% | 24.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 15.2% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.7% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More public sector data for Moldova
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Moldova?
- Taxes on goods and services in Moldova was 18.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1996.
- How does Moldova rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Moldova ranks 11th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.