Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Moldova
Moldova: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) was -0.6668 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Moldova, 2003–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Moldova is -0.6668, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Moldova peaked at -0.2486 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.9226, in 2019.
That places Moldova 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -0.4241 | — |
| 2004 | -0.3822 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | -0.5579 | +45.9% |
| 2006 | -0.4725 | -15.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3502 | -25.9% |
| 2008 | -0.3889 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | -0.2486 | -36.1% |
| 2010 | -0.5496 | +121.1% |
| 2011 | -0.5302 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | -0.441 | -16.8% |
| 2013 | -0.3895 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | -0.4426 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | -0.6001 | +35.6% |
| 2016 | -0.6702 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | -0.894 | +33.4% |
| 2018 | -0.9032 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -0.9226 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | -0.6668 | -27.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -0.6668 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0208, 32.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -0.6668 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.1454, 4.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.4035 | -0.5579 | -0.2486 | 7 |
| 2010s | -0.6343 | -0.9226 | -0.3895 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6668 | -0.6668 | -0.6668 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Moldova?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Moldova was -0.6668 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2486 in 2009.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9226 in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Moldova ranks 59th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.