Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Malaysia
Malaysia: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 58.19 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Malaysia, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Malaysia is 58.19 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Malaysia peaked at 58.61 Percentage of taxable income in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.32 Percentage of taxable income, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 22nd out of 99 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58.61 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 56.53 Percentage of taxable income | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 53.03 Percentage of taxable income | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 49.32 Percentage of taxable income | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 50.07 Percentage of taxable income | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 49.5 Percentage of taxable income | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 51.53 Percentage of taxable income | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 53.09 Percentage of taxable income | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 58.19 Percentage of taxable income | +9.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 58.19 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.66 Percentage of taxable income, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 58.19 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.64 Percentage of taxable income, 1.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.06 Percentage of taxable income | 53.03 Percentage of taxable income | 58.61 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 51.95 Percentage of taxable income | 49.32 Percentage of taxable income | 58.19 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 19 Azerbaijan 63.92 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 20 Senegal 62.73 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 21 Sweden 61.04 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 23 Japan 56.83 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 24 Denmark 56.49 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 25 Norway 48.82 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Malaysia?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in Malaysia was 58.19 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.61 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.32 Percentage of taxable income in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- Malaysia ranks 22nd out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.