Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malaysia
Malaysia: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 51.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
51.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
104th
of 189 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 2018
All-time low
51.5%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malaysia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 51.6% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malaysia peaked at 58.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 104th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 54.0% | — |
| 2010 | 52.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 51.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 51.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 52.3% | 58.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 101 China 52.2% compare
- 102 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 52.1% compare
- 103 Pakistan 51.8% compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 51.2% compare
- 106 Marshall Islands 51.1% compare
- 107 Kiribati 50.9% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malaysia?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Malaysia was 51.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Malaysia ranks 104th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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