How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?

Malaysia ranks 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia

Name: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia
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Malaysia: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 50.99 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

50.99

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

104th

of 180 countries

All-time high

52.65

in 2017

All-time low

41.05

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2015–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia is 50.99, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.2% over five years.

Malaysia ranks 104th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malaysia

101 Italy 52.39 compare
102 Zimbabwe 52.38 compare
103 Ethiopia 51.56 compare
105 Mozambique 50.19 compare
106 China 50 compare
106 Belarus 50 compare
106 Bolivia 50 compare
106 Philippines 50 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia?: Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia was 50.99 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 52.65 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 41.05 in 2015.
How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?: Malaysia ranks 104th out of 180 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: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 910 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for postfiling index 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, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.