Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Malta
Malta: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 28 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
Malta recorded 28 Percentage of median disposable household income for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in 2025.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Malta peaked at 34 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2007 and was at its lowest, 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2021.
Malta ranks 11th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2006 | 33 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 34 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 34 Percentage of median disposable household income | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 34 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 31 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 30 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 30 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 28 Percentage of median disposable household income is above the median for high income countries, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 Percentage of median disposable household income | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | 34 Percentage of median disposable household income | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.1 Percentage of median disposable household income | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | 34 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.17 Percentage of median disposable household income | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 8 New Zealand 36 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 9 Spain 32 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 10 France 29 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 12 Austria 27 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 12 Finland 27 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 14 Cyprus 26 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
More economy & growth data for Malta
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 36.46 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.46 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 64,096 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 42.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 73.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 1.7 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 74,864 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Malta?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Malta was 28 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 34 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2007.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- Malta ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.