Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Malaysia
Malaysia: Regulatory Quality - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Malaysia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 9 for regulatory quality - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory quality - number of sources in Malaysia peaked at 9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.
Malaysia ranks 50th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.56 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 50 Argentina 9 compare
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- 50 Hungary 9 compare
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- 50 Kuwait 9 compare
- 50 Laos 9 compare
- 50 Latvia 9 compare
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- 50 Mexico 9 compare
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- 50 Romania 9 compare
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- 50 Tajikistan 9 compare
- 50 Thailand 9 compare
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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 regulatory quality - number of sources in Malaysia?
- Regulatory quality - number of sources in Malaysia was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2011.
- What is the lowest regulatory quality - number of sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for regulatory quality - number of sources?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is regulatory quality - number of sources rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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