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Global: Ease of doing business score in Malaysia

Malaysia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 81.47 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
81.47 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 190 countries
All-time high
81.47 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
78.27 DB17-20 methodology
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Global: Ease of doing business score in Malaysia, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 78.6 DB17-20 methodology2016: 78.3 DB17-20 methodology2017: 78.8 DB17-20 methodology2018: 81.3 DB17-20 methodology2019: 81.5 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 81.47 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over five years.

That places Malaysia 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 9 Norway 82.63 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 10 Sweden 81.99 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 11 Lithuania 81.62 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 13 Mauritius 81.47 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 14 Australia 81.22 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 15 Taïwan 80.92 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global: ease of doing business score in Malaysia?
Global: ease of doing business score in Malaysia was 81.47 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 81.47 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 78.27 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
How does Malaysia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
Malaysia ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
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The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.