Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Malta
Malta: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 10.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Malta, 2007–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 10.0% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Malta peaked at 10.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2007.
Malta ranks 77th of 109 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Malta
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- 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 income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Malta?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Malta was 10.0% in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Malta ranks 77th out of 109 regions with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.