Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 12.57 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Malaysia, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 12.57 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Malaysia peaked at 21.53 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.88, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.53 | — |
| 1981 | 20.81 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 19.34 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 21.03 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 19.71 | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 19.6 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 19.49 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 16.4 | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 16.78 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 17.06 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 18.83 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 19.76 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 18.4 | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 17.72 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 18.33 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 17.87 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 17.79 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 18.14 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 15.36 | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 12.94 | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 12.55 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 16.34 | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 16.02 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.23 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 13.96 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.15 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.86 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.66 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 14 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.26 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 13.15 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 14.59 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 15.39 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 15.1 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.63 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.06 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 13.55 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.95 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.02 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 11.94 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.88 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 11.22 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.64 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 12.57 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.17 | 16.4 | 21.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.51 | 12.94 | 19.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3 | 12.55 | 16.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.74 | 11.94 | 15.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.58 | 10.88 | 12.57 | 4 |
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)
- 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 1.55 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,524 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Malaysia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Malaysia was 12.57 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.53 in 1980.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.88 in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Malaysia ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.