Chapter 10 · Financial progress

Household Income

$10,026

Average monthly household market income (2025)

up 28.5% from $7,800 in 2020

$3,060

per household member

up from $2,303 in 2020; national average $5,579

62%

of the national average

was 63% in 2020; the gap persists

Monthly household employment income, Malay-headed households

Average household income rose 28.5% in five years, but stays at 62% of the national average.

Total: 100.0% (may differ from 100.0% by up to ±0.2pp because DOS rounds counts to the nearest 100)

Detailed income bands grouped for readability; the full band-by-band table is in the master workbook (see Data & Sources).

Sources: DOS GHS 2025 tables 75, 87, 93; Census 2020 equivalents. 2020 "income from work" = 2025 "employment income". Income source figures are average dollars per household.

Sources of Malay household market income, 2025

Most household income (85.6%) comes from work; shares are of the average $10,026 per month.

Total: 99.9% (may differ from 100.0% by up to ±0.2pp because DOS rounds counts to the nearest 100)

Sources: DOS GHS 2025 tables 75, 87, 93; Census 2020 equivalents. 2020 "income from work" = 2025 "employment income". Income source figures are average dollars per household.