Wealth share of the richest 1% in Malta
Malta: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 21.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 21.4% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Malta peaked at 21.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 207th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.0% | — |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 21.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 78% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Malta's 21.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.6%, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.0% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Malta?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Malta was 21.4% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Malta ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.