Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Malaysia
Malaysia: Poverty share on less than 30 per day was 50.87 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Malaysia, 1984–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Malaysia stood at 50.87. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty share on less than 30 per day in Malaysia peaked at 91.68 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 50.87, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 85th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.19 | 90.71 | 91.68 | 3 |
| 1990s | 86.84 | 83.11 | 89.02 | 3 |
| 2000s | 81.8 | 79.86 | 84.03 | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.38 | 54.34 | 72.46 | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.87 | 50.87 | 50.87 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.55 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,524 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.57 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.172 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.47 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1011 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1209 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.2476 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty share on less than 30 per day in Malaysia?
- Poverty share on less than 30 per day in Malaysia was 50.87 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.68 in 1989.
- What is the lowest poverty share on less than 30 per day recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.87 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for poverty share on less than 30 per day?
- Malaysia ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty share on less than 30 per day rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty share on less than 30 per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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