Malaysia

Ease of Doing Business in

Malaysia

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Malaysia. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 27,913,990
GNI Per Capita (US$) 7,900.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
18 23 down 5
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 50 111 up 61
Dealing with Construction Permits 113 111 up -2
Getting Electricity 59 60 up 1
Registering Property 59 59 No change
Getting Credit 1 1 No change
Protecting Investors 4 4 No change
Paying Taxes 41 39 up -2
Trading Across Borders 29 28 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 31 60 up 29
Resolving Insolvency 47 57 up 10

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 50 DB 2011 Rank 111 Change in Rank up61
Indicator Malaysia East Asia & Pacific OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
4 7 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
6 37 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
16.4 22.7 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 20.1 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Application to the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) on the prescribed form (13A) to ensure the availability of the proposed company's name 1 day MYR 30 per name search application
2 Company Secretary prepares company incorporation documents 3 days MYR 1000
3 File necessary documents with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) one-stop shop and obtain company incorporation, tax registration, as well as registration with the Employment Provident Fund (EPF), Social Security Organization and the Inland Revenue Board 1 day MYR 3,000 (registration fee)+ MYR 220 (stamp)
4 Purchase company seal, share certificates and statutory books from the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) 1 day MYR 100 (post-incorporation package)

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