Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP was 8.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP in Malaysia, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp in Malaysia stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 11.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.0% | — |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +50.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +9.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 8.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.7%, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 8.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.9%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +50.2% | 7.0% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.0% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 46 Nicaragua 9.0% compare
- 47 Belarus 8.6% compare
- 48 Hong Kong, China 8.5% compare
- 50 El Salvador 8.3% compare
- 51 San Marino 8.2% compare
- 52 Cuba 8.2% 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 taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp in Malaysia?
- Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp in Malaysia was 8.5% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.