SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Moldova
Moldova: SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
1st
of 75 countries
All-time high
3
in 2025
All-time low
1
in 2023
Years of data
7
2019–2025
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Moldova, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Moldova stood at 3. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Moldova ranks 1st of 75 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +50.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 1 Armenia 3 compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 3 compare
- 1 Belgium 3 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 compare
- 1 Belarus 3 compare
- 1 China 3 compare
- 1 Czechia 3 compare
- 1 Germany 3 compare
- 1 Ecuador 3 compare
- 1 Spain 3 compare
- 1 Estonia 3 compare
- 1 France 3 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 3 compare
- 1 Georgia 3 compare
- 1 Guatemala 3 compare
- 1 Hungary 3 compare
- 1 Italy 3 compare
- 1 Lithuania 3 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 3 compare
- 1 Latvia 3 compare
- 1 Morocco 3 compare
- 1 Mexico 3 compare
- 1 Malta 3 compare
- 1 Montenegro 3 compare
- 1 Malaysia 3 compare
- 1 Nigeria 3 compare
- 1 Netherlands 3 compare
- 1 New Zealand 3 compare
- 1 Philippines 3 compare
- 1 Portugal 3 compare
- 1 Russia 3 compare
- 1 El Salvador 3 compare
- 1 Serbia 3 compare
- 1 Slovakia 3 compare
- 1 Slovenia 3 compare
- 1 Seychelles 3 compare
- 1 Tunisia 3 compare
- 1 Turkey 3 compare
- 1 Uruguay 3 compare
- 1 South Africa 3 compare
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 sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Moldova?
- Sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized in Moldova was 3 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized?
- Moldova ranks 1st out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.b.1: existence of a developed and operationalized rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG 8.b.1 tracks whether a country has a national youth employment strategy, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy, and how far it has been implemented. Scores run from 0, meaning no strategy or steps taken, through 1 (under development) and 2 (formally adopted), to 3 (fully operational).