Income share held by lowest 10% in Malta
Malta: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.8% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Income share held by lowest 10% in Malta, 2006β2023
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 income share held by lowest 10% in Malta is 2.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Malta peaked at 3.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.
That places Malta 66th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 66 Austria 2.8% compare
- 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.8% compare
- 66 Luxembourg 2.8% compare
- 66 Sweden 2.8% compare
- 66 Togo 2.8% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,880 (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 32.81 (2009)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.111 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 26.82 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0867 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0867 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0845 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1551 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Malta?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Malta was 2.8% 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 income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Malta ranks 66th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.