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 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7.2% | — |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.5%, 60% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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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 countries 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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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.