Gini index in Malta
Malta: Gini index was 31.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini index in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index in Malta is 31.8, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index in Malta peaked at 34.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2006.
Malta ranks 85th of 123 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.
Gini index in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28 | — |
| 2007 | 29.2 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 29 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.2 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 29 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.4 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.8 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.4 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 29.1 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.7 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 31 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 31.4 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.6 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 31.8 | -8.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 31.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.05, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 31.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.7, 94% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1 | 28 | 30.2 | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.27 | 28.7 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.35 | 31.4 | 34.6 | 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 gini index in Malta?
- Gini index in Malta was 31.8 in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest gini index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gini index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for gini index?
- Malta ranks 85th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Gini index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.