Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 36.53 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
36.53
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
81st
of 113 countries
All-time high
47.48
in 1984
All-time low
35.64
in 2016
Years of data
43
1948–2022
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia, 1948–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia is 36.53, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia peaked at 47.48 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 35.64, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 81st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 41.67 | — |
| 1949 | 40.3 | -3.3% |
| 1950 | 40.18 | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 40.31 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 41.19 | +2.2% |
| 1953 | 41.01 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 41.77 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 42.63 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 42.94 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 43.47 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 44.19 | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 44.66 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 45.36 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 45.71 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 45.47 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 45.74 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 45.85 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 45.84 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.23 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 45.37 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 45.7 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 45.35 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 46.56 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 46.43 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 46.2 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 46.95 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 46.65 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 46.51 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 47.48 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 46.35 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 46.1 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.48 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 47.08 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 47.47 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 45.08 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 44.99 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.4 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 44.65 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 42.41 | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 40.27 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 35.64 | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 35.95 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 36.53 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 40.98 | 40.3 | 41.67 | 2 |
| 1950s | 42.23 | 40.18 | 44.66 | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.56 | 45.23 | 45.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.55 | 46.2 | 46.95 | 6 |
| 1980s | 46.64 | 46.1 | 47.48 | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.01 | 46.48 | 47.47 | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.28 | 44.65 | 46.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.57 | 35.64 | 42.41 | 4 |
| 2020s | 36.53 | 36.53 | 36.53 | 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)
- 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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Malaysia was 36.53 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.48 in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.64 in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Malaysia ranks 81st out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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