Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score was 87.2 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
87.2
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 191 countries
All-time high
87.52
in 2017
All-time low
41.27
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Malaysia, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 41.32004: 41.52005: 41.72006: 41.62007: 41.32008: 41.52009: 41.52010: 42.82011: 52.52012: 52.62013: 52.72014: 87.52015: 87.52016: 87.52017: 87.52018: 87.52019: 87.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Malaysia stood at 87.2.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Malaysia peaked at 87.52 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.27, in 2003.

That places Malaysia 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score in Malaysia, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 41.27 —
2004 41.51 +0.6%
2005 41.74 +0.5%
2006 41.65 -0.2%
2007 41.28 -0.9%
2008 41.53 +0.6%
2009 41.53 +0.0%
2010 42.81 +3.1%
2011 52.51 +22.7%
2012 52.59 +0.2%
2013 52.69 +0.2%
2014 87.46 +66.0%
2015 87.48 +0.0%
2016 87.48 +0.0%
2017 87.52 +0.0%
2018 87.46 -0.1%
2019 87.2 -0.3%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 87.2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.02, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 87.2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.56, 2.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score 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
2014 +66.0% 52.69 87.46

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.5 41.27 41.74 7
2010s 72.52 42.81 87.52 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 15 Australia 88.97 compare
  2. 16 Taiwan 88.5 compare
  3. 17 United States 87.22 compare
  4. 19 Austria 86.03 compare
  5. 20 Germany 85.88 compare
  6. 21 New Zealand 85.83 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Malaysia?
Resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score in Malaysia was 87.2 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 87.52 in 2017.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.27 in 2003.
How does Malaysia rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score?
Malaysia ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. 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 Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) - Score
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World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
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The score for recovery 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.