Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 13 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
13
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
69th
of 113 countries
All-time high
20.38
in 1973
All-time low
11.8
in 2016
Years of data
43
1948–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia, 1948–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia stood at 13.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia peaked at 20.38 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 11.8, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 69th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 16.86 | — |
| 1949 | 15.62 | -7.4% |
| 1950 | 16.16 | +3.5% |
| 1951 | 15.83 | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 16.57 | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 15.8 | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 16.37 | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 17.09 | +4.4% |
| 1956 | 17.01 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 17.24 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 17.78 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 17.93 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 18.43 | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 18.91 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 18.53 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 18.89 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 19.03 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 18.98 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 18.04 | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 18.22 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 18.67 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 18.13 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 19.9 | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 19.68 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 19.29 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 20.38 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 19.91 | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 19.67 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 20.13 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 19.13 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 19.15 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 19.18 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 19.66 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 19.89 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.84 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 16.91 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 18.13 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 18.05 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.46 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 14.87 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8 | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 12.22 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 13 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 16.24 | 15.62 | 16.86 | 2 |
| 1950s | 16.78 | 15.8 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.58 | 18.04 | 19.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.8 | 19.29 | 20.38 | 6 |
| 1980s | 19.47 | 19.13 | 20.13 | 3 |
| 1990s | 19.58 | 19.18 | 19.89 | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.98 | 16.91 | 18.84 | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.84 | 11.8 | 16.46 | 4 |
| 2020s | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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- 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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.57 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 8.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.172 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia was 13 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.38 in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Malaysia ranks 69th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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