Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score was 69.16 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
69.16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 184 countries
All-time high
73.06
in 2011
All-time low
67.24
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2014

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2003–2014

0204060802003200820142003: 67.22004: 67.22005: 67.22006: 67.22007: 67.22008: 67.22009: 67.62010: 67.62011: 73.12012: 73.12013: 69.22014: 69.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Malaysia stood at 69.16.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Malaysia peaked at 73.06 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 67.24, in 2003.

That places Malaysia 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2003 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2003 67.24 —
2004 67.24 +0.0%
2005 67.24 +0.0%
2006 67.24 +0.0%
2007 67.24 +0.0%
2008 67.24 +0.0%
2009 67.65 +0.6%
2010 67.65 +0.0%
2011 73.06 +8.0%
2012 73.06 +0.0%
2013 69.16 -5.3%
2014 69.16 +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 69.16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.62, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 69.16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.95, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.3 67.24 67.65 7
2010s 70.42 67.65 73.06 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 23 Mongolia 70.17 compare
  2. 24 Kazakhstan 69.33 compare
  3. 25 Thailand 69.33 compare
  4. 27 Azerbaijan 69.02 compare
  5. 28 Estonia 68.69 compare
  6. 29 Uzbekistan 68.65 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Malaysia?
Enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score in Malaysia was 69.16 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 73.06 in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.24 in 2003.
How does Malaysia rank for enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score?
Malaysia ranks 26th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is enforcing contracts (db04-15 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enforcing contracts (DB04-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 2,119 data points, 2003–2014
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The score for enforcing contracts is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for resolving a commercial dispute through a local first-instance court. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB04-15 studies.