Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 32.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Republic of Moldova, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Republic of Moldova is 32.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Republic of Moldova peaked at 51.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2004.
Republic of Moldova ranks 13th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.4% | — |
| 1991 | 42.3% | +54.3% |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 22.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 9.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 22.0% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 23.2% | 32.0% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Moldova
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 47,553 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2264 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,952 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Republic of Moldova?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Republic of Moldova was 32.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.