Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 58.82 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Malaysia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Malaysia is 58.82, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Malaysia peaked at 70.59 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.06, in 2003.
Malaysia ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47.06 | — |
| 2004 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.94 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 70.59 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.94 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.82 | +11.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 58.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.71, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 58.82 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.65, 87% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.06 | 47.06 | 47.06 | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.35 | 52.94 | 70.59 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 130 Mexico 59.82 compare
- 131 Japan 58.82 compare
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- 131 Austria 58.82 compare
- 131 Bhutan 58.82 compare
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- 131 Guinea-Bissau 58.82 compare
- 131 Iraq 58.82 compare
- 131 Lebanon 58.82 compare
- 131 Mongolia 58.82 compare
- 131 Montenegro 58.82 compare
- 131 Nepal 58.82 compare
- 131 Palau 58.82 compare
- 131 Peru 58.82 compare
- 131 Qatar 58.82 compare
- 131 Suriname 58.82 compare
- 131 Vietnam 58.82 compare
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)
- Commercial service imports 63.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 64.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Malaysia?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Malaysia was 58.82 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.59 in 2011.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.06 in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Malaysia ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number of procedures for men 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.