Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 75.96 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
75.96
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
79th
of 188 countries
All-time high
76.07
in 2017
All-time low
73.39
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 73.52016: 73.42017: 76.12018: 76.12019: 76

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia is 75.96, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over five years.

Malaysia ranks 79th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 76 Poland 76.43 compare
  2. 77 Malta 76.17 compare
  3. 78 Marshall Islands 76.1 compare
  4. 80 Indonesia 75.75 compare
  5. 81 Samoa 75.71 compare
  6. 82 Dominica 75.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia was 75.96 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 76.07 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 73.39 in 2016.
How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Malaysia ranks 79th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.