What is starting a business - score in Malaysia?

Starting a business - score in Malaysia was 83.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Malaysia?

The highest recorded value was 89.31 in 2015.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Malaysia?

The lowest recorded value was 72.59 in 2003.

How does Malaysia rank for starting a business - score?

Malaysia ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Starting a business - Score in Malaysia

Name: Starting a business - Score in Malaysia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Starting a business - Score was 83.32 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

83.32

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

124th

of 188 countries

All-time high

89.31

in 2015

All-time low

72.59

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Malaysia, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Malaysia is 83.32, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Malaysia peaked at 89.31 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.59, in 2003.

That places Malaysia 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	75.13	72.59	79.55	7
2010s	85.02	80	89.31	10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

121 Guinea 84.46 compare
122 Mali 84.27 compare
123 Germany 83.67 compare
125 Austria 83.25 compare
126 Poland 82.91 compare
127 Kenya 82.73 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 53.33 billion current US$ (2024)
Transport services 25.7% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 45.5% (2024)

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Malaysia?: Starting a business - score in Malaysia was 83.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 89.31 in 2015.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 72.59 in 2003.
How does Malaysia rank for starting a business - score?: Malaysia ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.