Malaysia Poverty Rate 1984-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Malaysia poverty rate for 2015 was 4.80%, a 1.8% decline from 2013.
  • Malaysia poverty rate for 2013 was 6.60%, a 6.3% decline from 2011.
  • Malaysia poverty rate for 2011 was 12.90%, a 9.2% decline from 2008.
  • Malaysia poverty rate for 2008 was 22.10%, a 0.3% decline from 2006.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Botswana 63.50%
Namibia 57.30%
Armenia 46.70%
China 37.90%
Tonga 35.30%
Colombia 34.60%
Peru 32.70%
Dominican Republic 30.40%
Ecuador 28.80%
North Macedonia 28.80%
Romania 27.40%
Serbia 27.20%
Albania 26.20%
Brazil 25.30%
Paraguay 22.60%
Iran 21.90%
Montenegro 21.30%
Kazakhstan 17.20%
Costa Rica 14.80%
Thailand 14.60%
Bulgaria 14.10%
Turkey 13.70%
Russia 5.50%
Malaysia 4.80%
Belarus 4.10%
Malaysia Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2015 4.80% -1.80%
2013 6.60% -6.30%
2011 12.90% -9.20%
2008 22.10% -0.30%
2006 22.40% -5.40%
2003 27.80% 0.20%
1997 27.60% -8.40%
1995 36.00% -1.10%
1992 37.10% -2.80%
1989 39.90% -0.20%
1987 40.10% 0.90%
1984 39.20% 0.90%