Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+) in Moldova
Moldova: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+) was 0.309 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Moldova, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Moldova is 0.309, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Moldova peaked at 0.333 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.265, in 2022.
That places Moldova 45th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.333 | — |
| 2008 | 0.33 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.321 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.322 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.319 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.324 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.321 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.317 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.314 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.311 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.304 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.292 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.282 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.285 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.273 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.265 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.276 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.275 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.309 | +12.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.309 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3765, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.309 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3085, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.328 | 0.321 | 0.333 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3106 | 0.282 | 0.324 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2805 | 0.265 | 0.309 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Moldova?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Moldova was 0.309 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.333 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Moldova ranks 45th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.