Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malaysia
Malaysia: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
157th
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.7%
in 2016
All-time low
4.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malaysia, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.3% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malaysia peaked at 5.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2008.
Malaysia ranks 157th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.8% | — |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 41% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 155 Viet Nam 6.3% compare
- 156 Maldives 5.7% compare
- 158 United States of America 5.2% compare
- 159 Argentina 4.9% compare
- 160 Mauritania 4.8% 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: value added tax in Malaysia?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Malaysia was 5.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2008.
- How does Malaysia rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Malaysia ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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