Malaysia poverty rate for 2021 was 2.90%, a 1.3% decline from 2018.
Malaysia poverty rate for 2018 was 4.20%, a 1.5% decline from 2015.
Malaysia poverty rate for 2015 was 5.70%, a 2% decline from 2013.
Malaysia poverty rate for 2013 was 7.70%, a 7% decline from 2011.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Malaysia Poverty Rate | Historical Data | 1984 - 2021.