Incomes of the richest in Malta

Malta: Incomes of the richest was 10.94 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 113 countries
All-time high
10.94
in 2019
All-time low
7.85
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Incomes of the richest in Malta, 2007–2020

02.557.5102007201320202007: 7.82008: 8.32009: 8.82010: 8.62011: 9.92012: 10.32013: 10.42014: 10.42015: 10.62016: 10.22017: 10.82018: 9.92019: 10.92020: 10.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, incomes of the richest in Malta stood at 10.94. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incomes of the richest in Malta peaked at 10.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.85, in 2007.

Malta ranks 88th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Incomes of the richest in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Incomes of the richest in Malta, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 7.85 —
2008 8.32 +6.0%
2009 8.83 +6.1%
2010 8.56 -3.1%
2011 9.94 +16.1%
2012 10.32 +3.8%
2013 10.38 +0.6%
2014 10.42 +0.4%
2015 10.63 +2.0%
2016 10.15 -4.5%
2017 10.83 +6.7%
2018 9.95 -8.1%
2019 10.94 +9.9%
2020 10.94 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 10.94 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.84, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 10.94 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.83, 61% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.33 7.85 8.83 3
2010s 10.21 8.56 10.94 10
2020s 10.94 10.94 10.94 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 85 Guinea-Bissau 11.03 compare
  2. 86 Luxembourg 11.02 compare
  3. 87 Australia 11 compare
  4. 89 Switzerland 10.58 compare
  5. 90 Ethiopia 10.46 compare
  6. 91 Portugal 10.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incomes of the richest in Malta?
Incomes of the richest in Malta was 10.94 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest incomes of the richest recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 10.94 in 2019.
What is the lowest incomes of the richest recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 7.85 in 2007.
How does Malta rank for incomes of the richest?
Malta ranks 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is incomes of the richest rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 Incomes of the richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Incomes of the richest
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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