Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Malta

Malta: Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations was 10.94 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 113 countries
All-time high
10.94
in 2019
All-time low
7.85
in 2007
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Malta, 2007–2020

02.557.5102007201320202007: 7.82008: 8.32009: 8.82010: 8.62011: 9.92012: 10.32013: 10.42014: 10.42015: 10.62016: 10.22017: 10.82018: 9.92019: 10.92020: 10.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Malta stood at 10.94. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Malta peaked at 10.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.85, in 2007.

Malta ranks 88th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.33 7.85 8.83 3
2010s 10.21 8.56 10.94 10
2020s 10.94 10.94 10.94 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 85 Guinea-Bissau 11.03 compare
  2. 86 Luxembourg 11.02 compare
  3. 87 Australia 11 compare
  4. 89 Switzerland 10.58 compare
  5. 90 Ethiopia 10.46 compare
  6. 91 Portugal 10.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Malta?
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations in Malta was 10.94 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 10.94 in 2019.
What is the lowest income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 7.85 in 2007.
How does Malta rank for income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations?
Malta ranks 88th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,075 data points, 1820–2024
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