The Household Income Survey (HIS) is one of the surveys conducted by the Department of Statistics Malaysia. This survey was first conducted in 1973 and has since been carried out twice every five years, that is, two surveys in each Malaysian Development Plan period. The main objective of the HIS is to measure the economic well-being of the population; to collect information on the distribution of household income according to various socio-economic characteristics, and to provide basic data for calculating the Poverty Line Income (PLI). Statistics on household income and poverty are used for formulating policies and development plans, especially for strategies and programs aimed at poverty eradication and income distribution. Statistics on household expenditure are obtained from the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) conducted by the Department of Statistics Malaysia. The main objective of this survey is to collect information about the level and pattern of household consumption expenditure on various types of goods and services, which serves as a basis for determining the types of goods and services to be included in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket and is used to update the CPI weights.
Time Series Statistics on Household Income Distribution, Poverty, and Household Expenditure, 1970-2022
- Table 1 - Number of households by ethnic group, strata, and state, Malaysia, 1995-2022
- Table 2 - Percentage of households by gross monthly income class and strata, Malaysia, 1970-2022
- Table 3 - Average gross monthly household income by ethnic group, strata, and state, Malaysia, 1970-2022
- Table 4 - Median gross monthly household income by ethnic group, strata, and state, Malaysia, 1970-2022
- Table 5 - Income distribution of household groups by ethnic group and strata, Malaysia, 1970-2022
- Table 6 - Average gross monthly income of household groups by ethnic group and strata, Malaysia, 1970-2022
- Table 7 - Median gross monthly household income by ethnic group and strata, Malaysia, 1974-2022
- Table 8 - Incidence of absolute poverty by ethnic group, strata, and state, Malaysia, 1970-2022
- Table 9 - Incidence of relative poverty by ethnic group, strata, and state, Malaysia, 1995-2022
- Table 10 - Incidence of hardcore poverty by ethnic group, strata, and state, Malaysia, 1984-2022
- Table 11 - Gini coefficient by ethnic group, strata, and state, Malaysia, 1970-2022
If you have any questions regarding the data above, please contact:
Equity Development Division
Ministry of Economy
Level 7, Prisma Tower, Presint 3
Federal Government Administration Centre
62675 W.P. Putrajaya