Paying taxes: Time in Malaysia

Malaysia: Paying taxes: Time was 174 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
174 hours per year
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
112th
of 190 countries
All-time high
190 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
118 hours per year
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Malaysia, 2005–2019

0501001502002005201220192005: 190 hours per year2006: 190 hours per year2007: 166 hours per year2008: 145 hours per year2009: 145 hours per year2010: 145 hours per year2011: 133 hours per year2012: 133 hours per year2013: 133 hours per year2014: 133 hours per year2015: 118 hours per year2016: 164 hours per year2017: 188 hours per year2018: 188 hours per year2019: 174 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Malaysia stood at 174 hours per year.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Malaysia peaked at 190 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 118 hours per year, in 2015.

That places Malaysia 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Malaysia, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 190 hours per year —
2006 190 hours per year +0.0%
2007 166 hours per year -12.6%
2008 145 hours per year -12.7%
2009 145 hours per year +0.0%
2010 145 hours per year +0.0%
2011 133 hours per year -8.3%
2012 133 hours per year +0.0%
2013 133 hours per year +0.0%
2014 133 hours per year +0.0%
2015 118 hours per year -11.3%
2016 164 hours per year +39.0%
2017 188 hours per year +14.6%
2018 188 hours per year +0.0%
2019 174 hours per year -7.4%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 174 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 174 hours per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Time in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +39.0% 118 hours per year 164 hours per year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 167.2 hours per year 145 hours per year 190 hours per year 5
2010s 150.9 hours per year 118 hours per year 188 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 109 Kenya 179.5 hours per year compare
  2. 110 Antigua and Barbuda 177 hours per year compare
  3. 111 United States 175 hours per year compare
  4. 112 South Korea 174 hours per year compare
  5. 112 Palestine 174 hours per year compare
  6. 115 Cambodia 173 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Malaysia?
Paying taxes: time in Malaysia was 174 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 190 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 118 hours per year in 2015.
How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes: time?
Malaysia ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.