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INCOME INEQUALITY MALAYSIA 2022
Expenditure and income information
from Household Income and Expenditure Survey are used to produce the inequality
and poverty indicators. Most countries in the world use
Gini coefficient to measure distribution pattern and income inequality among
the households. The Gini coefficient is measuring
income disparities based on Lorenz Curve where Gini
coefficient value is between 0 and 1. The Gini Coefficient was narrowing
from 0.407 (2019) to 0.404 (2022). This indicates that income inequality gap was reduce to 0.3 per cent in 2022 compared to 2019.
Income
Inequality by Ethnic and Strata
All ethnics recorded smaller income
gap within ethnics. Meanwhile, the income gap within urban area decreased to 0.393 index points (2019: 0.398). The
income gap in the rural area also recorded
a decrease to 0.351 index points (2019:
0.367). Income gap ratio between Chinese
and Bumiputera are still exist at 1:0.71 (2022) as compared to 1:0.72
(2019). Meanwhile, income gap between Chinese and Indian were 1:0.84 in 2022 better than 2019 (1:0.83).
Contact person:
Baharudin Mohamad
Public Relation Officer
Strategic Communication and International Division
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Tel : +603-8090 4681
Fax : +603-8888 9248
Email : baharudin[at]dosm.gov.my
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