Gini coefficient in Malta
Malta: Gini coefficient was 0.3178 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.3178 for gini coefficient in 2023.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Malta peaked at 0.3459 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2802, in 2006.
That places Malta 83rd out of 120 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.111 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0845 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 26.8% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1551 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Malta?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3459 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2802 in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for gini coefficient?
- Malta ranks 83rd out of 120 regions with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient 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 Gini coefficient. 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.