KPI |
2024 - Malaysia |
Weight |
Best |
Worst |
Aspirational value |
Current Value |
Institutional environment
Rank 26 / Score 75.63 |
Operational stability for businesses |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
4.45 |
0.70 |
Worst: Lebanon 4.45 Best: Singapore 0.70
81.33% |
1.4Value: 1.4
|
Government effectiveness |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.14 |
-1.68 |
Worst: Myanmar -1.68 Best: Singapore 2.14
69.98% |
0.99Value: 0.993270576
|
Regulatory environment
Rank 41 / Score 59.35 |
Regulatory quality |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.21 |
-1.59 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. -1.59 Best: Singapore 2.21
58.79% |
0.64Value: 0.64400660992
|
Rule of law |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
1.96 |
-1.53 |
Worst: Myanmar -1.53 Best: Finland 1.96
59.94% |
0.56Value: 0.56189799309
|
Business Environment
Rank 17 / Score 72.3 |
Policies for doing business |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.38 |
1.79 |
Worst: Argentina 1.79 Best: Singapore 6.38
69.21% |
4.97Value: 4.9666313308
|
Entrepreneurship policies and culture |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.98 |
3.19 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 3.19 Best: United Arab Emirates 6.98
75.4% |
6.05Value: 6.0476984127
|
Education
Rank 85 / Score 44.12 |
Expenditure on education |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.05 |
1.20 |
Worst: Sri Lanka 1.20 Best: Namibia 9.05
29.38% |
3.51Value: 3.506
|
Government funding per secondary student |
Initial Value: 1
|
51.06 |
5.88 |
Worst: Guatemala 5.88 Best: Tunisia 51.06
32.69% |
20.65Value: 20.649240494
|
School life expectancy |
Initial Value: 1
|
20.65 |
6.70 |
Worst: Niger 6.70 Best: Australia 20.65
44.68% |
12.93Value: 12.932470322
|
PISA scales in reading, math and science |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
579.03 |
337.45 |
Worst: Cambodia 337.45 Best: China 579.03
27.7% |
404.36Value: 404.36045204
|
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
43.67 |
6.13 |
Worst: Ethiopia 43.67 Best: Croatia 6.13
86.14% |
11.33Value: 11.332541568
|
Tertiary Education
Rank 16 / Score 49.29 |
Tertiary enrolment |
Initial Value: 1
|
150.20 |
4.27 |
Worst: Niger 4.27 Best: Greece 150.20
24.67% |
40.27Value: 40.271
|
Graduates in Science and engineering |
Initial Value: 1
|
40.23 |
8.92 |
Worst: Namibia 8.92 Best: Malaysia 40.23
100.01% |
40.23Value: 40.232448578
|
Tertiary inbound mobility |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
72.98 |
0.05 |
Worst: Myanmar 0.05 Best: United Arab Emirates 72.98
12.23% |
8.97Value: 8.9703903198
|
Research and Development
Rank 35 / Score 30.98 |
Researchers FTE |
Initial Value: 1
|
9929.18 |
14.52 |
Worst: Guatemala 14.52 Best: Sweden 9929.18
7.18% |
726.46Value: 726.45719
|
Gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.02 |
0.01 |
Worst: Mauritania 0.01 Best: Israel 6.02
15.66% |
0.95Value: 0.95088
|
Global RnD companies, average expenditure, top 3 |
Initial Value: 1
|
33011.65 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 33011.65
0.27% |
88.29Value: 88.286021928
|
QS university ranking average score of top 3 universities |
Initial Value: 1
|
98.80 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: United States 98.80
57.93% |
57.23Value: 57.233333333
|
ICTs
Rank 35 / Score 82.34 |
ICT access |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
28.55 |
Worst: Madagascar 28.55 Best: Bahrain 100.00
98.55% |
98.97Value: 98.966666667
|
ICT use |
Initial Value: 1
|
100.00 |
22.31 |
Worst: Mali 22.31 Best: Kuwait 100.00
89.57% |
91.9Value: 91.90002293
|
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 39 / Score 39.03 |
Electricity output |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
52670.16 |
28.51 |
Worst: Niger 28.51 Best: Iceland 52670.16
10.13% |
5360.7Value: 5360.6957765
|
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
|
46.25 |
13.90 |
Worst: Tunisia 13.90 Best: Cape Verde 46.25
28.89% |
23.25Value: 23.246333333
|
Ecological sustainability
Rank 86 / Score 15.92 |
GDP per unit of energy use |
Initial Value: 1
|
41.58 |
2.12 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 2.12 Best: Ireland 41.58
18.18% |
9.29Value: 9.294
|
Low-carbon energy use, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
83.74 |
0.01 |
Worst: Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 Best: Iceland 83.74
8.48% |
7.11Value: 7.1107915887
|
ISO 14001 environmental certificates |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.33 |
0.06 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.06 Best: Bulgaria 12.33
21.08% |
2.65Value: 2.6463864955
|
Credit
Rank 5 / Score 67.54 |
Finance for startups and scaleups |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.90 |
2.23 |
Worst: Mozambique 2.23 Best: Finland 6.90
93.94% |
6.62Value: 6.6171527778
|
Domestic credit to private sector |
Initial Value: 1
|
263.59 |
8.44 |
Worst: Angola 8.44 Best: Hong Kong SAR 263.59
41.1% |
113.3Value: 113.30382922
|
Loans from microfinance institutions, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
31.68 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Cambodia 31.68
0% |
N/AValue: N/A
|
Investment
Rank 28 / Score 29.39 |
Venture capital received, value, % GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.02 |
0.00 |
Worst: Barbados 0.00 Best: Estonia 0.02
6.76% |
0Value: 0.0013510079934
|
Market capitalization |
Initial Value: 1
|
1506.46 |
0.23 |
Worst: Algeria 0.23 Best: Hong Kong SAR 1506.46
7.37% |
111.28Value: 111.27961521
|
Venture capital investors, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
2.75 |
0.00 |
Worst: Myanmar 0.00 Best: Singapore 2.75
7.46% |
0.21Value: 0.20507369307
|
Venture capital recipients, deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
1.83 |
0.00 |
Worst: Russian Federation 0.00 Best: Singapore 1.83
9.91% |
0.18Value: 0.18143221008
|
Trade, competition, and market scale
Rank 21 / Score 68.03 |
Applied tariff rate, weighted average |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
12.70 |
0.00 |
Worst: Algeria 12.70 Best: Hong Kong SAR 0.00
91.93% |
1.02Value: 1.0249251548
|
Domestic industry diversification |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.55 |
0.06 |
Worst: Angola 0.55 Best: Portugal 0.06
87.4% |
0.12Value: 0.12174588481
|
Domestic market scale |
Initial Value: 1
|
32897.93 |
5.44 |
Worst: Barbados 5.44 Best: China 32897.93
3.71% |
1225.93Value: 1225.93
|
Knowledge workers
Rank 57 / Score 36.15 |
Knowledge-intensive employment |
Initial Value: 1
|
64.14 |
2.75 |
Worst: Burundi 2.75 Best: Luxembourg 64.14
43.78% |
29.63Value: 29.629605567
|
Firms offering formal training |
Initial Value: 1
|
73.70 |
3.90 |
Worst: Saudi Arabia 3.90 Best: Ecuador 73.70
28.8% |
24Value: 24
|
GERD performed by business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.55 |
0.00 |
Worst: Panama 0.00 Best: Israel 5.55
8.24% |
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
|
30.51 |
0.15 |
Worst: Tanzania 0.15 Best: Lithuania 30.51
49.86% |
15.29Value: 15.288695706
|
Innovation linkage
Rank 37 / Score 33.8 |
University/industry research collaboration |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.75 |
2.25 |
Worst: Myanmar 2.25 Best: Switzerland 5.75
58.99% |
4.31Value: 4.3148048195
|
Public Research–Industry co-publications, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
9.05 |
0.13 |
Worst: Niger 0.13 Best: Japan 9.05
8.08% |
0.85Value: 0.85046085333
|
State of cluster development |
Initial Value: 1
|
5.31 |
2.69 |
Worst: Angola 2.69 Best: China 5.31
70.53% |
4.54Value: 4.5378864662
|
Joint venture/strategic alliance deals |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.22 |
0.00 |
Worst: Iran, Islamic Rep. 0.00 Best: Canada 0.22
28.43% |
0.06Value: 0.06254154278
|
Patent families filed in two offices |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.12 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 58.12
0.27% |
0.16Value: 0.1555657795
|
Knowledge absorption
Rank 27 / Score 40.96 |
Intellectual property payments |
Initial Value: 1
|
21.44 |
0.00 |
Worst: Armenia 0.00 Best: Ireland 21.44
4.88% |
1.05Value: 1.0471256714
|
High tech imports |
Initial Value: 1
|
58.30 |
0.25 |
Worst: Albania 0.25 Best: Hong Kong SAR 58.30
49.46% |
28.96Value: 28.962796212
|
ICT services imports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
18.27 |
0.01 |
Worst: Paraguay 0.01 Best: Cyprus 18.27
7.58% |
1.39Value: 1.3932300563
|
Foreign direct investment net inflows |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
38.37 |
-117.26 |
Worst: Luxembourg -117.26 Best: Hungary 38.37
77.54% |
3.41Value: 3.4120851016
|
Research talent in business enterprise |
Initial Value: 1
|
82.64 |
0.30 |
Worst: Mozambique 0.30 Best: Korea, Rep. 82.64
18.86% |
15.83Value: 15.83043
|
knowledge creation
Rank 70 / Score 13.28 |
Patent applications by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
66.09 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: Korea, Rep. 66.09
1.09% |
0.72Value: 0.72094250044
|
PCT applications by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
14.90 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Barbados 14.90
0.72% |
0.11Value: 0.10685765093
|
Utility models by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
97.43 |
0.00 |
Worst: Benin 0.00 Best: China 97.43
0.1% |
0.1Value: 0.10198698787
|
Scientific and technical publications |
Initial Value: 1
|
46.86 |
0.64 |
Worst: Angola 0.64 Best: Iceland 46.86
23.86% |
11.67Value: 11.669508047
|
Citable documents H index |
Initial Value: 1
|
3051.00 |
48.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 48.00 Best: United States 3051.00
15.18% |
504Value: 504
|
Knowledge Impact
Rank 35 / Score 36.83 |
Labor productivity growth |
Initial Value: 1
|
6.99 |
-5.54 |
Worst: Lebanon -5.54 Best: Georgia 6.99
52.97% |
1.1Value: 1.0976385254
|
Unicorn valuation |
Initial Value: 1
|
22.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Estonia 22.25
1.64% |
0.37Value: 0.36516654817
|
Total computer software spending |
Initial Value: 1
|
0.99 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: United States 0.99
32.4% |
0.32Value: 0.32075073214
|
High-tech manufacturing |
Initial Value: 1
|
81.95 |
1.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 1.04 Best: Singapore 81.95
54.85% |
45.42Value: 45.42143356
|
Knowledge diffusion
Rank 22 / Score 42.67 |
IP receipts |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
5.49 |
0.00 |
Worst: Angola 0.00 Best: Switzerland 5.49
2% |
0.11Value: 0.10976048078
|
High Tech exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
45.26 |
0.00 |
Worst: Cape Verde 0.00 Best: Malaysia 45.26
100% |
45.26Value: 45.259371804
|
ICT services export |
Initial Value: 1
|
33.00 |
0.05 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.05 Best: Ireland 33.00
3.54% |
1.21Value: 1.2149914027
|
ISO 9001 quality/bn PPP$ GDP |
Initial Value: 1
|
35.24 |
0.10 |
Worst: Niger 0.10 Best: Belarus 35.24
33.23% |
11.78Value: 11.777738702
|
Production and export complexity |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
2.26 |
-1.71 |
Worst: Cameroon -1.71 Best: Japan 2.26
66.96% |
0.95Value: 0.94824725
|
Intangible Assets
Rank 49 / Score 34.89 |
Intangible asset intensity, top 15, % |
Initial Value: 1
|
89.89 |
-181.36 |
Worst: Montenegro -181.36 Best: United States 89.89
90.03% |
62.85Value: 62.848854756
|
Trademark application class count by origin |
Initial Value: 1
|
241.72 |
1.19 |
Worst: Niger 1.19 Best: China 241.72
6.3% |
16.35Value: 16.350448391
|
Industrial design by origin |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
25.74 |
0.00 |
Worst: Brunei Darussalam 0.00 Best: China 25.74
1.35% |
0.35Value: 0.34728327765
|
Global brand value, top 5,000 |
Initial Value: 1
|
24.25 |
0.00 |
Worst: Albania 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 24.25
39.54% |
9.59Value: 9.5890372706
|
Creative Goods
Rank 28 / Score 32.31 |
Cultural and creative services exports |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
19.21 |
0.00 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.00 Best: Malta 19.21
1.4% |
0.27Value: 0.26948281259
|
National feature films produced |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
36.86 |
0.00 |
Worst: Azerbaijan 0.00 Best: Iceland 36.86
5.04% |
1.86Value: 1.8594199401
|
Entertainment and media market |
Initial Value: 0.5
|
3.49 |
0.02 |
Worst: Pakistan 0.02 Best: United States 3.49
10.13% |
0.37Value: 0.37141438909
|
Creative goods exports |
Initial Value: 1
|
12.09 |
0.00 |
Worst: Qatar 0.00 Best: Hong Kong SAR 12.09
65.99% |
7.98Value: 7.9777966911
|
Online creativity
Rank 68 / Score 24.65 |
Top-level domains (TLDs)/th pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
2663.43 |
0.11 |
Worst: Ethiopia 0.11 Best: Montenegro 2663.43
1.15% |
30.62Value: 30.618940776
|
GitHub commits/mn pop. 15–69 |
Initial Value: 1
|
11029509.53 |
3245.98 |
Worst: Niger 3245.98 Best: Singapore 11029509.53
3.33% |
369999.22Value: 369999.21826
|
Mobile apps creation |
Initial Value: 1
|
90598013.84 |
0.04 |
Worst: Madagascar 0.04 Best: Cyprus 90598013.84
0.11% |
98277.98Value: 98277.978631
|