The Household Income Survey (HIS) is one of the surveys carried out by the Departments of Statistics, Malaysia. This survey was first conducted in 1973 and then been carried out twice in every five years, that is, two surveys within each Malaysia Development Plan period. The main objectives of the HIS are to measure the economic well-being of the population; collect information on income distribution pattern of household classified by various socio-economic characteristics and provide the base data for the calculation of the Poverty Line Income (PLI). Household income and poverty statistics are used for policy formulation and development planning particularly for the poverty eradication programmes and strategies for distribution of income. The statistics provided were referred from Post Enumeration Surveys, Agriculture Census, Household Income Surveys and statistical compilations.

Below are the Household Income & Poverty Statistics:

Time Series of Income Distribution and Poverty Statistics, 1970-2016

Table 1 - Percentage Distribution of Households by Income Class, Malaysia, 1970 - 2016
Table 2 - Mean Monthly Gross Household Income by Ethnic Group, Strata and State, Malaysia, 1970-2016
Table 3 - Median Monthly Gross Household Income by Ethnic Group, Strata and State, Malaysia, 1970-2016
Table 4 - Income Share of Top 20%, Middle 40% and Bottom 40% of Households by Ethnic Group and Strata, Malaysia, 1970-2016
Table 5 - Mean Monthly Gross Household Income of Top 20%, Middle 40% and Bottom 40% of Households by Ethnic Group and Strata, Malaysia, 1970-2016
Table 6 - Gini Coefficient by Ethnic Group, Strata and State, Malaysia, 1970-2016
Table 7 - Incidence of Poverty by Ethnic Group, Strata and State, Malaysia, 1970-2016
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