Income inequality (Gini) in Malta
The Gini coefficient of disposable income in Malta was 29.2 (0 to 100) in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.
Malta, 2025
29.2
Change from 2024
−2.1points
European Union, 2025
29.2 (0 to 100)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
29.2 (0 to 100)
Position in 2025
17th of 31
Income inequality (Gini) in Malta over time
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Gini coefficient, 0 to 100. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.2 (0 to 100) | 29.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2024 | 31.3 (0 to 100) | 29.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2023 | 33.0 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2022 | 31.1 (0 to 100) | 29.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2021 | 31.2 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2020 | 30.3 (0 to 100) | 30.0 (0 to 100)b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 28.0 (0 to 100) | 30.1 (0 to 100) |
| 2018 | 28.7 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2017 | 28.2 (0 to 100) | 30.3 (0 to 100) |
| 2016 | 28.6 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2015 | 28.1 (0 to 100) | 30.8 (0 to 100) |
| 2014 | 27.7 (0 to 100) | 30.9 (0 to 100) |
| 2013 | 28.0 (0 to 100) | 30.6 (0 to 100) |
| 2012 | 27.1 (0 to 100) | 30.4 (0 to 100) |
| 2011 | 27.2 (0 to 100) | 30.5 (0 to 100) |
| 2010 | 28.6 (0 to 100) | 30.2 (0 to 100) |
| 2009 | 27.4 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2008 | 28.1 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2007 | 26.3 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2006 | 27.1 (0 to 100) | – |
| 2005 | 27.0 (0 to 100) | – |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −2.1 points from 31.3 (0 to 100) in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 28.1 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by +1.1 points.
- Among the 31 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 29.2 (0 to 100).
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20)
4.49 times
2025 · Eurostat
Gini index
31.8 (0 to 100)
2023 · World Bank
At-risk-of-poverty rate
16.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Poverty or social exclusion rate
19.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Severe material and social deprivation
4.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Income share held by the richest 10%
24.7%
2023 · World Bank