Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 90 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
90
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
91.67
in 2017
All-time low
46.67
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Malaysia, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 46.72006: 46.72007: 46.72008: 852009: 852010: 852011: 83.32012: 83.32013: 83.32014: 83.32015: 83.32016: 902017: 91.72018: 91.72019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Malaysia is 90, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Malaysia peaked at 91.67 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.67, in 2005.

Malaysia ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Malaysia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 46.67 —
2006 46.67 +0.0%
2007 46.67 +0.0%
2008 85 +82.1%
2009 85 +0.0%
2010 85 +0.0%
2011 83.33 -2.0%
2012 83.33 +0.0%
2013 83.33 +0.0%
2014 83.33 +0.0%
2015 83.33 +0.0%
2016 90 +8.0%
2017 91.67 +1.9%
2018 91.67 +0.0%
2019 90 -1.8%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 90 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 90 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.17, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62 46.67 85 5
2010s 86.5 83.33 91.67 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 40 Russia 90 compare
  2. 40 Argentina 90 compare
  3. 40 Azerbaijan 90 compare
  4. 40 France 90 compare
  5. 40 Germany 90 compare
  6. 40 Ireland 90 compare
  7. 40 Jordan 90 compare
  8. 40 Marshall Islands 90 compare
  9. 40 Netherlands 90 compare
  10. 40 Rwanda 90 compare
  11. 40 Spain 90 compare
  12. 40 United Kingdom 90 compare
  13. 40 Uzbekistan 90 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Malaysia?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Malaysia was 90 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 91.67 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.67 in 2005.
How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Malaysia ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.