Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 80.68 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
80.68
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
74th
of 188 countries
All-time high
89.34
in 2015
All-time low
78.21
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Malaysia, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 78.22006: 78.22007: 81.92008: 85.22009: 85.22010: 85.22011: 872012: 872013: 872014: 872015: 89.32016: 82.22017: 78.52018: 78.52019: 80.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 80.68 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Malaysia peaked at 89.34 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.21, in 2005.

Malaysia ranks 74th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.73 78.21 85.16 5
2010s 84.25 78.52 89.34 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 72 Philippines 81.14 compare
  2. 73 Cambodia 80.83 compare
  3. 74 South Korea 80.68 compare
  4. 74 Palestine 80.68 compare
  5. 77 United States 80.53 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Malaysia?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Malaysia was 80.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 89.34 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.21 in 2005.
How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Malaysia ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The score for time to comply with tax laws 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.