Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 82.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
82.2%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
108th
of 191 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2009
All-time low
80.3%
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Malaysia, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 862006: 862007: 862008: 88.22009: 89.62010: 89.12011: 88.82012: 882013: 81.62014: 81.32015: 80.32016: 80.32017: 81.52018: 81.42019: 82.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 82.2% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malaysia peaked at 89.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2015.

That places Malaysia 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Malaysia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 86.0%
2006 86.0% +0.0%
2007 86.0% +0.0%
2008 88.2% +2.6%
2009 89.6% +1.6%
2010 89.1% -0.6%
2011 88.8% -0.4%
2012 88.0% -0.8%
2013 81.6% -7.3%
2014 81.3% -0.4%
2015 80.3% -1.2%
2016 80.3% +0.0%
2017 81.5% +1.5%
2018 81.4% -0.0%
2019 82.2% +0.9%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 82.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 82.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.7%, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.2% 86.0% 89.6% 5
2010s 83.4% 80.3% 89.1% 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 105 Latvia 83.0% compare
  2. 106 Madagascar 82.7% compare
  3. 107 Republic of Moldova 82.2% compare
  4. 109 Honduras 81.7% compare
  5. 110 Portugal 80.6% compare
  6. 111 Trinidad and Tobago 79.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malaysia?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malaysia was 82.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2015.
How does Malaysia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Malaysia ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.