Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Moldova
Moldova: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 19.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova, 1996–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Moldova stood at 19.5%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 64.6% 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 139th 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 (% of total taxes) 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% |
| 2024 | 19.5% | -6.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 19.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 19.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) 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 | 19.2% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 5 |
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- 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)
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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 19.5% in 2024, 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 139th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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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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.