Employee compensation as share of government spending in Moldova
Moldova: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Moldova, 1997–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 9.5% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Moldova peaked at 20.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1998.
Moldova ranks 143rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.7% | — |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +43.9% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +37.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -9.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 9.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 9.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 10.3% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 4 |
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 employee compensation as share of government spending in Moldova?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Moldova was 9.5% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1998.
- How does Moldova rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Moldova ranks 143rd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.