Paying taxes: Time in Malaysia
Malaysia: Paying taxes: Time was 174 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time in Malaysia, 2005–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +39.0% | 118 hours per year | 164 hours per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 109 Kenya 179.5 hours per year compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 177 hours per year compare
- 111 United States 175 hours per year compare
- 112 South Korea 174 hours per year compare
- 112 Palestine 174 hours per year compare
- 115 Cambodia 173 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
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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About this data
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.