Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 5.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Malaysia, 1980–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.9% for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in 2016.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 8.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 12th out of 163 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.4% | — |
| 1981 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -33.7% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +43.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +57.5% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 6.2% compare
- 10 Seychelles 6.2% compare
- 11 Bhutan 5.9% compare
- 13 Cyprus 5.7% compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 5.6% compare
- 15 Cuba 5.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,340 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,624 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Malaysia?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Malaysia was 5.9% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 12th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.