Table

Mean Income (RM)

Median Income (RM)

Mean Expenditure (RM)

Gini Coefficient

Poverty Rate (%)

This dataset tabulates household-level income, expenditure, poverty, and income inequality at administrative district level. It is based on the Household Income & Expenditure Surveys (HIES) carried in 2022.

[Date] The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 as this is annual data

date

Date

state

State

[Categorical] One of 160 administrative districts, including the 4 states (Perlis and the 3 Federal Territories) which do not have subdivisions

district

District

[Integer] Average (across households) gross monthly household income, in RM

income_mean

Mean Income

[Integer] Median (across households) gross monthly household income, in RM

income_median

Median Income

[Integer] Average (across households) gross monthly household expenditure, in RM

expenditure_mean

Mean Expenditure

[Float] Gini coefficient, with higher values indicating greater inequality of income between households

gini

[Float] Proportion of households with monthly income below the Poverty Line Income (PLI)

Household Income and Expenditure: Administrative Districts