Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 0.0131 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Malaysia, 1984–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Malaysia stood at 0.0131. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.6% on the previous year and down 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Malaysia peaked at 6.66 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0131, 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 | 5.82 | 4.94 | 6.66 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.98 | 1.71 | 5.23 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.11 | 1.48 | 3.17 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1388 | 0.0302 | 0.3641 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 | 0.0131 | 0.0131 | 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 share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Malaysia?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Malaysia was 0.0131 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 in 1984.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Malaysia ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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