Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia
Malaysia: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 99.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia stood at 99.27. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 94.34 | — |
| 2015 | 94.33 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.33 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.27 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 99.27 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 99.27 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.3, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 99.27 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Malaysia was 99.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.27 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.33 in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Malaysia ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.