Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Malta
Malta: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Malta, 2006–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2023, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Malta stood at 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Malta peaked at 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.38 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2006.
Malta ranks 15th of 120 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.41 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.38 international-$ in 2021 prices | 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 2010s | 42.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 36.6 international-$ in 2021 prices | 49.32 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.88 international-$ in 2021 prices | 51.91 international-$ in 2021 prices | 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 12 Australia 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 13 France 57.21 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 14 Finland 56.48 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 16 Sweden 55.6 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 17 United Kingdom 54.55 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 18 South Korea 54.25 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Malta?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Malta was 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 56.03 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.38 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 120 regions with data for 2023.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.