How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Malaysia
Malaysia: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Malaysia, 1984–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Malaysia is 0.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.6% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Malaysia peaked at 6.7% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,524 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.172 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1011 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1011 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1209 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2476 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Malaysia?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Malaysia was 0.0% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1984.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Malaysia ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.