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

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
106th
of 183 countries
All-time high
52.65
in 2017
All-time low
41.05
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 41.12016: 41.12017: 52.62018: 52.62019: 51

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 106th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 41.05 —
2016 41.05 +0.0%
2017 52.65 +28.2%
2018 52.65 +0.0%
2019 50.99 -3.2%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 50.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.49, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 50.99 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.82, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 103 Italy 52.39 compare
  2. 104 Zimbabwe 52.38 compare
  3. 105 Ethiopia 51.56 compare
  4. 107 Mozambique 50.19 compare
  5. 108 China 50 compare
  6. 108 Belarus 50 compare
  7. 108 Bolivia 50 compare
  8. 108 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 106th out of 183 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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Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 915 data points, 2015–2019
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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.