Income share held by highest 10% in Malaysia
Malaysia: Income share held by highest 10% was 30.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Malaysia, 1984–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 30.9% for income share held by highest 10% in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Malaysia peaked at 38.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 28th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.2% | 36.4% | 38.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 37.0% | 38.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 33.8% | 35.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More poverty & inequality data for Malaysia
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.9% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.1% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2021)
- Prosperity gap 1.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2021)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 19.9% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% (2021)
- Income share held by second 20% 10.2% (2021)
- Gini index 40.7 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Malaysia?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Malaysia was 30.9% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.