Wealth (v2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poor households (with IWI value under 70)
Subnational regions
Malaysia
All years

% poor households (with IWI value under 70)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Malaysia (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 34.1 32.2 30.4 28.6 26.7 24.9 23.1 21.2 19.4 17.5 15.7 13.9 12.0 10.2 8.36 6.52 4.69 2.85
Central (Perak, Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan) 2.47 2.47 2.47 2.47 2.47 2.47 2.47 2.47 2.47
East (Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang) 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.67 5.67
East Malaysia (Saba, Sarawak) 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5
North (Perlis, Kedah, Penang) 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87
South (Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor) 7.44 7.44 7.44 7.44 7.44 7.44 7.44 7.44 7.44
Johor 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5
Kedah 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.2
Kelantan 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2
Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7
Labuan Federal Territory 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1
Melaka 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1
Negeri Sembilan 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1
Pahang 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4
Perak 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Perlis 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4
Pulau Pinang 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3
Sabah 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.1
Sarawak 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4
Selangor 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8
Terengganu 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.1 33.1
Lighter numbers are estimates