Malaysia Gini Index

Current and historical gini index data for Malaysia, including latest value (40.7), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Malaysia
UNIT: index
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T20:20:37+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Malaysia · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
74 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 15.8 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 19.9 / 20
External stability 13.2 / 15
Financial robustness 8.4 / 15
Structural stability 0.6 / 10
Future capacity 7.6 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1984–2021 19842021
1984 2021
Selected year: 2021 · Value: n/a 2021

Malaysia · gini index measuring income inequality.

1984–2021
40.7 index
41.2 index
44.22 index
10 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1984 1989 1995 2003 2008 2013 2018 2021
gini index rate reference line

Countries by gini index

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Colombia 54.4 high
South Africa 54.1 high
Brazil 50.3 high
Turkey 43.7 high
Ghana 43.5 high
Chile 43 medium
Mexico 42.6 medium
Argentina 42.4 medium

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Japan 32.3
China 36
India 25.5
Germany 33.7

Related indicators

internal links
GDP per Capita NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Government Spending NE.CON.GOVT.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SI.POV.GINI

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T20:20:37+02:00

Malaysia Snapshot

country profile
Population 35.56 m
GDP 422.23 bn
Debt/GDP 64.57%
Inflation 1.83%
Unemployment 3.76%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group Upper middle income

Malaysia Gini Index: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Gini Index for Malaysia. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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