Wealth and income percentiles in Malta
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Malta? Model estimates for 0.4 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Malta
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 77,600 | USD 87,000 |
| Top 10% | EUR 267,000 | USD 299,000 |
| Top 5% | EUR 517,000 | USD 580,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 1,780,000 | USD 2,000,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 5,050,000 | USD 5,660,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 157,000 | USD 176,000 |
Income thresholds in Malta
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 30,300 | USD 33,900 |
| Top 10% | EUR 78,900 | USD 88,400 |
| Top 5% | EUR 108,000 | USD 121,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 216,000 | USD 242,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 688,000 | USD 771,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 42,600 | USD 47,700 |
Malta in a global context
Malta has <0.01% of the world’s adults. About 26.9% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 2.1% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 39.9% and 2.3%.
The median adult in Malta is in the global top 15.0% by net worth and the global top 12.0% by income. Malta is home to about 0.02% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
The curves for Malta are built from the World Inequality Database’s 127-percentile estimates (2026 update), which combine tax records, surveys and national accounts; where a country has few direct sources, WID fills gaps from similar countries. The score shows how much direct national data stands behind the estimates, from 1 (strong direct national sources) to 5 (mainly imputed). The notes describe the national sources we have reviewed.
| Measure | Score | National data reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household net-worth thresholds (p10–p95). Survey coverage is strong, but it is not individual wealth and the extreme tail is modelled. |
| Income | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household thresholds (p10–p95). This is a strong source track, but a household is not personal wage/income and the curve requires interpolation. |
The advanced tool also offers national source tracks for Malta based on official statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). They use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2026-10-09; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Malta?
About EUR 1,780,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about EUR 267,000.
What is the median income in Malta?
The median adult in Malta has a broad pre-tax economic income of about EUR 30,300 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Malta are in the global top 1%?
About 2.1% of adults in Malta are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 2.3% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Malta is 2/5 for net worth and 2/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.