Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Malaysia, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 159 Netherlands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Thailand 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Philippines 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Switzerland 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Singapore 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Nigeria 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
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 revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.57 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (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, per unit of gdp in Malaysia?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Malaysia was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.