Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Malta
Malta: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3178 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Malta is 0.3178, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Malta peaked at 0.3459 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2802, in 2006.
Malta ranks 83rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2802 | — |
| 2007 | 0.2921 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.29 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3024 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2903 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2914 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2936 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2884 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2902 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2943 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2909 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2923 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2867 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3104 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.314 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3157 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3459 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3178 | -8.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3178 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3178 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3369, 94% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2912 | 0.2802 | 0.3024 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2929 | 0.2867 | 0.3104 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3233 | 0.314 | 0.3459 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Malta?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Malta was 0.3178 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3459 in 2022.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2802 in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.