Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 84.31 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
84.31
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 186 countries
All-time high
86.6
in 2009
All-time low
70.3
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2005–2015

0204060802005201020152005: 70.32006: 70.32007: 71.52008: 86.12009: 86.62010: 86.42011: 86.42012: 86.12013: 842014: 83.92015: 84.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 84.31 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malaysia peaked at 86.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 70.3, in 2005.

Malaysia ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 70.3 —
2006 70.3 +0.0%
2007 71.53 +1.8%
2008 86.13 +20.4%
2009 86.6 +0.6%
2010 86.42 -0.2%
2011 86.37 -0.1%
2012 86.13 -0.3%
2013 83.99 -2.5%
2014 83.87 -0.1%
2015 84.31 +0.5%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 84.31 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 84.31 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.79, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.97 70.3 86.6 5
2010s 85.18 83.87 86.42 6

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 31 South Korea 84.53 compare
  2. 32 Estonia 84.41 compare
  3. 33 Slovenia 84.36 compare
  4. 35 Azerbaijan 83.77 compare
  5. 36 Chile 83.55 compare
  6. 37 Sweden 83.46 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malaysia?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malaysia was 84.31 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 86.6 in 2009.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 70.3 in 2005.
How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Malaysia ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.