Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 65.59 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
65.59 0-100
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
49th
of 204 countries
All-time high
68.79 0-100
in 2014
All-time low
61.04 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Malaysia, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 62.1 0-1001998: 61 0-1002000: 61.3 0-1002002: 63.8 0-1002003: 66.2 0-1002004: 63.9 0-1002005: 63.7 0-1002006: 65.6 0-1002007: 66.2 0-1002008: 64.5 0-1002009: 62.8 0-1002010: 65.2 0-1002011: 63.1 0-1002012: 66.8 0-1002013: 68.2 0-1002014: 68.8 0-1002015: 66.9 0-1002016: 66.4 0-1002017: 66.9 0-1002018: 66.7 0-1002019: 66.8 0-1002020: 64.9 0-1002021: 66.4 0-1002022: 65.2 0-1002023: 64.1 0-1002024: 65.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Malaysia is 65.59 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Malaysia peaked at 68.79 0-100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.04 0-100, in 1998.

Malaysia ranks 49th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.58 0-100 61.04 0-100 62.12 0-100 2
2000s 64.23 0-100 61.33 0-100 66.24 0-100 9
2010s 66.57 0-100 63.14 0-100 68.79 0-100 10
2020s 65.25 0-100 64.14 0-100 66.37 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 46 Saudi Arabia 66.06 0-100 compare
  2. 47 Oman 65.71 0-100 compare
  3. 48 Poland 65.68 0-100 compare
  4. 50 Puerto Rico 65.16 0-100 compare
  5. 51 Georgia 65.11 0-100 compare
  6. 52 Uruguay 65.06 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Malaysia?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Malaysia was 65.59 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 68.79 0-100 in 2014.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 61.04 0-100 in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Malaysia ranks 49th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,169 data points, 1996–2024
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