KPI |
2023 - Malaysia |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 24 / Score 69.56 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.00 |
0.40 |
Worst: Lebanon 4.00 Best: Singapore 0.40
75% |
1.3Value: 1.3
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.29 |
-1.33 |
Worst: Burundi -1.33 Best: Singapore 2.29
64.13% |
0.99Value: 0.99168664
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 65 / Score 63.5 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.23 |
-1.62 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.62 Best: Singapore 2.23
60.84% |
0.72Value: 0.72238964
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.06 |
-1.36 |
Worst: Nicaragua -1.36 Best: Finland 2.06
56.08% |
0.56Value: 0.55782259
|
Cost of redundancy dismissal |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.50 |
8.00 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 58.50 Best: Austria 8.00
68.54% |
23.89Value: 23.888887
|
Business Environment
Rank 20 / Score 72.92 |
Policies for doing business |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.42 |
1.67 |
Worst: Argentina 1.67 Best: Switzerland 6.42
66.3% |
4.82Value: 4.8190282317
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.72 |
3.22 |
Worst: Mozambique 3.22 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.72
79.47% |
6Value: 6.0013015873
|
Education
Rank 72 / Score 48.2 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.52 |
1.67 |
Worst: Cambodia 1.67 Best: Namibia 9.52
33.17% |
4.27Value: 4.2740202887
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.06 |
5.41 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.41 Best: Tunisia 51.06
33.38% |
20.65Value: 20.649250031
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.05 |
6.41 |
Worst: Niger 6.41 Best: Australia 21.05
47.23% |
13.32Value: 13.324139595
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.03 |
334.12 |
Worst: Dominican Republic 334.12 Best: China 579.03
39.53% |
430.94Value: 430.93504153
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
45.18 |
6.11 |
Worst: Mozambique 45.18 Best: Croatia 6.11
87.66% |
10.93Value: 10.931010252
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 11 / Score 48.87 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
150.88 |
4.37 |
Worst: Niger 4.37 Best: Greece 150.88
25.26% |
41.39Value: 41.385490417
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
43.53 |
8.92 |
Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 43.53
99.99% |
43.53Value: 43.525810242
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
70.27 |
0.10 |
Worst: Indonesia 0.10 Best: United Arab Emirates 70.27
11.35% |
8.07Value: 8.0656700134
|
Research and Development
Rank 31 / Score 35.86 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
9640.25 |
13.92 |
Worst: Guatemala 13.92 Best: Sweden 9640.25
22.55% |
2184.72Value: 2184.7224
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
0.01 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 5.56
16.95% |
0.95Value: 0.95088
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
28099.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 28099.99
0.33% |
91.74Value: 91.742076846
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.70
59.71% |
58.93Value: 58.933333333
|
ICTs
Rank 41 / Score 79.23 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.98 |
3.39 |
Worst: Niger 3.39 Best: Singapore 9.98
91.76% |
9.44Value: 9.4366737223
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
8.89 |
0.48 |
Worst: Burundi 0.48 Best: Switzerland 8.89
83.93% |
7.54Value: 7.5388080785
|
Government online service |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.10 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.10 Best: Estonia 1.00
73.67% |
0.76Value: 0.763
|
online e-participation |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.00 |
0.02 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.02 Best: Japan 1.00
67.53% |
0.68Value: 0.6818
|
General Infrastructure
Rank 37 / Score 37.51 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52600.54 |
26.44 |
Worst: Niger 26.44 Best: Iceland 52600.54
10.68% |
5640.8Value: 5640.7958969
|
Logistics performance |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.30 |
2.10 |
Worst: Angola 2.10 Best: Singapore 4.30
68.18% |
3.6Value: 3.6
|
Gross capital formation |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.06 |
11.85 |
Worst: Egypt 11.85 Best: Mozambique 73.06
15.66% |
21.44Value: 21.436
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 71 / Score 22.9 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
36.34 |
2.16 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.16 Best: Ireland 36.34
20.87% |
9.29Value: 9.294
|
Environmental performance |
Initial Value: 1
|
77.90 |
18.90 |
Worst: India 18.90 Best: Denmark 77.90
27.29% |
35Value: 35
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.73 |
0.06 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.73
20.59% |
2.67Value: 2.668659925
|
Credit
Rank 4 / Score 72.31 |
Finance for startups and scaleups |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.90 |
2.23 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90
93.9% |
6.62Value: 6.6150555556
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
258.91 |
5.42 |
Worst: Zimbabwe 5.42 Best: Hong Kong SAR 258.91
50.67% |
133.86Value: 133.86332291
|
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
28.71 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iceland 0.00 Best: Cambodia 28.71
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Investment
Rank 31 / Score 22.75 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02
6.26% |
0Value: 0.0012524576304
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1394.19 |
0.23 |
Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1394.19
8.38% |
116.99Value: 116.98666201
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.20 |
0.00 |
Worst: Kazakhstan 0.00 Best: Mauritius 2.20
5.15% |
0.11Value: 0.11319196061
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 0.00 Best: Singapore 0.90
10.53% |
0.09Value: 0.094773474233
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 31 / Score 64.63 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
15.46 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cameroon 15.46 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00
76.71% |
3.6Value: 3.6
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.80 |
0.08 |
Worst: Burundi 0.80 Best: Portugal 0.08
93.7% |
0.13Value: 0.125390201
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
30074.38 |
4.82 |
Worst: Cape Verde 4.82 Best: China 30074.38
3.63% |
1096.51Value: 1096.51
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 62 / Score 33.99 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
64.13 |
2.75 |
Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.13
41.52% |
28.24Value: 28.236843689
|
Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.70 |
7.70 |
Worst: Indonesia 7.70 Best: Ecuador 73.70
24.7% |
24Value: 24
|
GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.06 |
0.00 |
Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.06
9.03% |
0.46Value: 0.45713
|
GERD financed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
80.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Thailand 80.84
47.27% |
38.22Value: 38.21615
|
Females employed with advanced degrees |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
30.79 |
0.15 |
Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.79
47.45% |
14.69Value: 14.68927
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 36 / Score 34.17 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.63 |
2.25 |
Worst: Angola 2.25 Best: Israel 5.63
62.75% |
4.37Value: 4.371028561
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.56 |
2.72 |
Worst: Burkina Faso 2.72 Best: United States 5.56
64.28% |
4.55Value: 4.5455797317
|
GERD financed by abroad |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.86 |
0.00 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Israel 2.86
1.99% |
0.06Value: 0.057011251337
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.34 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Malta 0.34
26.11% |
0.09Value: 0.088777854222
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.97 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 12.97
1.28% |
0.17Value: 0.16593616003
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 27 / Score 48.21 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.42 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 20.42
5.33% |
1.09Value: 1.0892612531
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
59.14 |
1.69 |
Worst: Luxembourg 1.69 Best: Hong Kong SAR 59.14
49.02% |
29.85Value: 29.849945285
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
13.89 |
0.02 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.02 Best: Cyprus 13.89
12.63% |
1.77Value: 1.772369497
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
60.98 |
-13.20 |
Worst: Netherlands -13.20 Best: Hungary 60.98
21.7% |
2.9Value: 2.898618145
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.94 |
0.30 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.94
18.79% |
15.83Value: 15.83043
|
knowledge creation
Rank 66 / Score 14.48 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Honduras 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 73.99
1.23% |
0.91Value: 0.90911524451
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
8.24 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Japan 8.24
1.76% |
0.15Value: 0.14500591423
|
Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
104.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 104.56
0.12% |
0.12Value: 0.1235490706
|
Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
50.79 |
0.58 |
Worst: Angola 0.58 Best: Iceland 50.79
27.19% |
14.23Value: 14.230643306
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
2898.00 |
43.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 43.00 Best: United States 2898.00
14.82% |
466Value: 466
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 36 / Score 37.66 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.02 |
-4.86 |
Worst: Lebanon -4.86 Best: China 6.02
56.56% |
1.29Value: 1.2933390636
|
Unicorn valuation |
Initial Value: 1
|
23.84 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 23.84
1.53% |
0.36Value: 0.36366825754
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.05 |
0.01 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.01 Best: United States 1.05
29.61% |
0.32Value: 0.31795171662
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
78.53 |
1.85 |
Worst: Kyrgyz Republic 1.85 Best: Singapore 78.53
57.79% |
46.17Value: 46.16538697
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 24 / Score 44.34 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
6.48 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Netherlands 6.48
1.73% |
0.11Value: 0.11219324172
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
44.66 |
0.01 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.01 Best: Malaysia 44.66
100% |
44.66Value: 44.661481261
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
35.21 |
0.01 |
Worst: Benin 0.01 Best: Ireland 35.21
3.91% |
1.39Value: 1.3870818034
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
37.40 |
0.10 |
Worst: Tajikistan 0.10 Best: Bulgaria 37.40
32.06% |
12.06Value: 12.058389291
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.27 |
-2.51 |
Worst: Angola -2.51 Best: Japan 2.27
75.89% |
1.12Value: 1.117654
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 53 / Score 36.45 |
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
93.40 |
-181.36 |
Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 93.40
88.82% |
62.68Value: 62.679884071
|
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
445.16 |
1.43 |
Worst: Niger 1.43 Best: Mongolia 445.16
4.35% |
20.72Value: 20.723297442
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
32.41 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Mongolia 32.41
1.49% |
0.48Value: 0.48184137535
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
27.56 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 27.56
36.83% |
10.15Value: 10.150186433
|
Creative Goods
Rank 31 / Score 29.59 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: Malta 14.25
2.03% |
0.29Value: 0.28863918134
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
37.91 |
0.05 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.05 Best: Iceland 37.91
0.73% |
0.33Value: 0.32768279175
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.50 |
0.02 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.50
10.66% |
0.39Value: 0.39104867556
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.71 |
0.00 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.71
69.04% |
8.77Value: 8.7744032777
|
Online creativity
Rank 64 / Score 20.36 |
Generic TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
423.69 |
0.05 |
Worst: Uzbekistan 0.05 Best: United States 423.69
4.7% |
19.97Value: 19.968670219
|
Country code TLD |
Initial Value: 1
|
2701.89 |
0.03 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.03 Best: Montenegro 2701.89
0.47% |
12.86Value: 12.858186829
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
18874723.79 |
2364.30 |
Worst: Niger 2364.30 Best: Hong Kong SAR 18874723.79
2.11% |
401301.93Value: 401301.9261
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
77113978.63 |
0.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 77113978.63
0.12% |
94840Value: 94840.001018
|