Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova
Moldova: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 20.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova, 1996–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova stood at 20.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 378.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova peaked at 20.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
Moldova ranks 137th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.3% | — |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -59.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +172.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +173.0% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +40.9% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 20.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 20.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +172.8% | 1.7% | 4.7% |
| 2014 | +173.0% | 4.3% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.5% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 1.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova was 20.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- How does Moldova rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Moldova ranks 137th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 378.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.