Resolving insolvency - Score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Resolving insolvency - Score was 67.04 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
67.04
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
67.17
in 2018
All-time low
39.38
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Resolving insolvency - Score in Malaysia, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 39.42004: 39.52005: 39.62006: 39.62007: 39.42008: 39.52009: 39.52010: 40.22011: 452012: 452013: 45.12014: 62.52015: 62.52016: 62.52017: 62.52018: 67.22019: 67

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for resolving insolvency - score in Malaysia is 67.04, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, resolving insolvency - score in Malaysia peaked at 67.17 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.38, in 2003.

That places Malaysia 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Resolving insolvency - Score in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Resolving insolvency - Score in Malaysia, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 39.38
2004 39.51 +0.3%
2005 39.62 +0.3%
2006 39.57 -0.1%
2007 39.39 -0.5%
2008 39.51 +0.3%
2009 39.51 +0.0%
2010 40.15 +1.6%
2011 45 +12.1%
2012 45.04 +0.1%
2013 45.09 +0.1%
2014 62.48 +38.6%
2015 62.49 +0.0%
2016 62.49 +0.0%
2017 62.51 +0.0%
2018 67.17 +7.5%
2019 67.04 -0.2%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 67.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.79, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 67.04 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43.6, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Resolving insolvency - 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 +38.6% 45.09 62.48

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.5 39.38 39.62 7
2010s 55.95 40.15 67.17 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.22 compare
  2. 38 Indonesia 68.07 compare
  3. 39 Albania 67.73 compare
  4. 41 Serbia 67 compare
  5. 42 Kazakhstan 66.73 compare
  6. 43 Montenegro 66.15 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is resolving insolvency - score in Malaysia?
Resolving insolvency - score in Malaysia was 67.04 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 67.17 in 2018.
What is the lowest resolving insolvency - score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.38 in 2003.
How does Malaysia rank for resolving insolvency - score?
Malaysia ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is resolving insolvency - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. 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 - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Resolving insolvency - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The score for resolving insolvency is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the recovery rate of insolvency proceedings involving domestic entities, as well as the strength of the legal framework applicable to judicial liquidation and reorganization proceedings.