Tax revenues vs income inequality in Malta
Malta: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 32.81 in 2009. β² Rising
Latest (2009)
32.81
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
33.78
in 2007
All-time low
20.6
in 1987
Years of data
30
1980β2009
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Malta, 1980β2009
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 32.81 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Malta peaked at 33.78 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.6, in 1987.
That places Malta 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.67 | 20.6 | 24.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.34 | 22.5 | 28.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.07 | 26.73 | 33.78 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More poverty & inequality data for Malta
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.1 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,880 (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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.6277 % change on previous year (2009)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.111 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 26.82 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Malta?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Malta was 32.81 in 2009, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.78 in 2007.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6 in 1987.
- How does Malta rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2009.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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