Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Malta
Malta: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 35.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Malta, 2007–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Malta is 35.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Malta peaked at 35.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2007.
That places Malta 87th out of 113 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.6% | — |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 35.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Malta's 35.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.4%, 71% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 30.6% | 32.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.3% | 35.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,880 kg per hectare (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2017)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.81 (2009)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.8% (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Malta?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Malta was 35.3% in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Malta ranks 87th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.