Income inequality: Atkinson index in Malta
Malta: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1551 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Malta, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.1551 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Malta peaked at 0.1586 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1297, in 2019.
Malta ranks 149th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.145 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1326 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1327 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1378 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.131 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1327 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1365 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1315 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1348 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1297 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1509 | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1586 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1551 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1551 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.1551 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 91% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.1551 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 65% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1344 | 0.1297 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1549 | 0.1509 | 0.1586 | 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: atkinson index in Malta?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Malta was 0.1551 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1586 in 2021.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1297 in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Malta ranks 149th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.