Region
Asia and Oceania
Global Rank
30/125
Regional Rank
7/19
Score
6.191
Malaysia’s IPRI score increased by 0.017 to 6.191 placing it 7th in the Asia and Oceania region and 30th in the world. Malaysia is classified by the IMF as part of the Emerging and Developing Asia group and by the World Bank as Upper middle income country.
Malaysia’s Legal and Political Subindex increased by 0.076 to 5.492 with scores of 5.065 in Judicial Independence, 6.124 in Rule of Law, 5.281 in Political Stability, and 5.498 in Control of Corruption.
Malaysia’s Physical Property Rights Subindex decreased by -0.026 to 6.533 with scores of 4.313 in perception of Property Rights Protection, 5.406 in Registering Property, and 6.669 in Ease of Access to Loans.
Malaysia’s Intellectual Property Rights Subindex did not change and remained at 6.547 with scores of 7.319 in perception of Intellectual Property Protection, 6.183 in Patent Protection, 6.471 in Copyright Protection, and 6.215 in Trademark Protection.
Malaysia is a member of the following regional integration agreements
- ECOWAS
Malaysia - IPRI Overall Score
Malaysia - IPRI Overall Score
- 1: IPRI
- 2: Legal and Political Subindex
- 3. Judicial Independence
- 4. Rule of Law
- 5. Control of Corruption
- 6. Political Stability
- 7. Physical Property Rights Subindex
- 8. Property Rights Protection
- 9. Registering Property
- 10. Ease of Access to Loans
- 11. Intellectual Property Rights Subindex
- 12. Intellectual Property Rights
- 13. Patent Protection
- 14. Copyright Protection
- 15. Trademark Protection
Malaysia - IPRI Overall Score
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.813 | 25 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 25 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.197 | 36 | 8 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.051 | 42 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 44 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 34 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 34 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.500 | 29 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.602 | 28 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.753 | 26 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.610 | 32 | 7 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.491 | 34 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.623 | 32 | 7 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.717 | 30 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.699 | 29 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.300 | 29 | 8 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.174 | 31 | 7 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.191 | 30 | 7 | 2024 |
| Legal and Political | 6.235 | 21 | 5 | 2007 |
| Legal and Political | 6.200 | 21 | 6 | 2008 |
| Legal and Political | 5.941 | 40 | 7 | 2009 |
| Legal and Political | 5.657 | 50 | 9 | 2010 |
| Legal and Political | 5.600 | 50 | 9 | 2011 |
| Legal and Political | 5.800 | 45 | 8 | 2012 |
| Legal and Political | 5.700 | 46 | 9 | 2013 |
| Legal and Political | 5.775 | 37 | 7 | 2014 |
| Legal and Political | 5.830 | 41 | 7 | 2015 |
| Legal and Political | 6.127 | 37 | 7 | 2016 |
| Legal and Political | 5.808 | 44 | 8 | 2017 |
| Legal and Political | 5.713 | 44 | 9 | 2018 |
| Legal and Political | 5.817 | 44 | 9 | 2019 |
| Legal and Political | 6.157 | 40 | 9 | 2020 |
| Legal and Political | 6.001 | 42 | 9 | 2021 |
| Legal and Political | 6.021 | 41 | 9 | 2022 |
| Legal and Political | 5.416 | 48 | 8 | 2023 |
| Legal and Political | 5.492 | 45 | 8 | 2024 |
| Physical | 5.587 | 31 | 9 | 2007 |
| Physical | 5.600 | 33 | 10 | 2008 |
| Physical | 6.797 | 34 | 9 | 2009 |
| Physical | 6.736 | 42 | 9 | 2010 |
| Physical | 6.800 | 35 | 8 | 2011 |
| Physical | 7.500 | 18 | 5 | 2012 |
| Physical | 7.700 | 13 | 5 | 2013 |
| Physical | 6.900 | 30 | 7 | 2014 |
| Physical | 7.653 | 8 | 4 | 2015 |
| Physical | 7.688 | 8 | 4 | 2016 |
| Physical | 7.595 | 25 | 7 | 2017 |
| Physical | 7.656 | 22 | 7 | 2018 |
| Physical | 7.814 | 22 | 7 | 2019 |
| Physical | 7.771 | 21 | 7 | 2020 |
| Physical | 7.933 | 19 | 7 | 2021 |
| Physical | 6.716 | 28 | 7 | 2022 |
| Physical | 6.559 | 27 | 6 | 2023 |
| Physical | 6.533 | 27 | 6 | 2024 |
| Intellectual | 5.618 | 28 | 6 | 2007 |
| Intellectual | 5.600 | 30 | 7 | 2008 |
| Intellectual | 5.853 | 38 | 8 | 2009 |
| Intellectual | 5.761 | 39 | 8 | 2010 |
| Intellectual | 5.900 | 40 | 8 | 2011 |
| Intellectual | 6.200 | 36 | 8 | 2012 |
| Intellectual | 6.100 | 36 | 7 | 2013 |
| Intellectual | 6.233 | 33 | 7 | 2014 |
| Intellectual | 6.322 | 33 | 8 | 2015 |
| Intellectual | 6.442 | 32 | 8 | 2016 |
| Intellectual | 6.428 | 36 | 8 | 2017 |
| Intellectual | 6.105 | 43 | 8 | 2018 |
| Intellectual | 6.239 | 39 | 8 | 2019 |
| Intellectual | 6.223 | 39 | 8 | 2020 |
| Intellectual | 6.162 | 32 | 9 | 2021 |
| Intellectual | 6.162 | 32 | 9 | 2022 |
| Intellectual | 6.547 | 26 | 6 | 2023 |
| Intellectual | 6.547 | 26 | 6 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malaysia - Legal and Political Environment
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 6.235 | 21 | 5 | 2007 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 21 | 6 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.941 | 40 | 7 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.657 | 50 | 9 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 50 | 9 | 2011 |
| Overall | 5.800 | 45 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 5.700 | 46 | 9 | 2013 |
| Overall | 5.775 | 37 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 5.830 | 41 | 7 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.127 | 37 | 7 | 2016 |
| Overall | 5.808 | 44 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 5.713 | 44 | 9 | 2018 |
| Overall | 5.817 | 44 | 9 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.157 | 40 | 9 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.001 | 42 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.021 | 41 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 5.416 | 48 | 8 | 2023 |
| Overall | 5.492 | 45 | 8 | 2024 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.238 | 19 | 5 | 2007 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.200 | 20 | 6 | 2008 |
| Judicial Independence | 7.000 | 31 | 7 | 2009 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.100 | 43 | 8 | 2010 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.200 | 48 | 10 | 2011 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.700 | 41 | 7 | 2012 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.600 | 40 | 7 | 2013 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.500 | 32 | 7 | 2014 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.450 | 35 | 6 | 2015 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.594 | 33 | 6 | 2016 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.014 | 42 | 6 | 2017 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.091 | 39 | 6 | 2018 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.672 | 32 | 6 | 2019 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.865 | 29 | 6 | 2020 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.865 | 29 | 6 | 2021 |
| Judicial Independence | 6.865 | 29 | 6 | 2022 |
| Judicial Independence | 4.846 | 49 | 8 | 2023 |
| Judicial Independence | 5.065 | 46 | 8 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Rule of Law | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Rule of Law | 6.060 | 42 | 8 | 2009 |
| Rule of Law | 5.981 | 48 | 9 | 2010 |
| Rule of Law | 6.100 | 47 | 9 | 2011 |
| Rule of Law | 6.000 | 47 | 9 | 2012 |
| Rule of Law | 6.000 | 45 | 8 | 2013 |
| Rule of Law | 6.000 | 36 | 7 | 2014 |
| Rule of Law | 5.952 | 44 | 8 | 2015 |
| Rule of Law | 6.281 | 40 | 8 | 2016 |
| Rule of Law | 6.149 | 41 | 8 | 2017 |
| Rule of Law | 6.070 | 42 | 9 | 2018 |
| Rule of Law | 5.828 | 47 | 9 | 2019 |
| Rule of Law | 6.247 | 39 | 9 | 2020 |
| Rule of Law | 6.182 | 40 | 9 | 2021 |
| Rule of Law | 6.317 | 40 | 9 | 2022 |
| Rule of Law | 6.116 | 38 | 8 | 2023 |
| Rule of Law | 6.124 | 38 | 8 | 2024 |
| Political Stability | 5.980 | 24 | 5 | 2007 |
| Political Stability | 6.000 | 25 | 6 | 2008 |
| Political Stability | 5.400 | 52 | 9 | 2009 |
| Political Stability | 5.260 | 57 | 10 | 2010 |
| Political Stability | 5.100 | 63 | 10 | 2011 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 53 | 8 | 2012 |
| Political Stability | 5.300 | 55 | 9 | 2013 |
| Political Stability | 5.000 | 51 | 8 | 2014 |
| Political Stability | 5.104 | 58 | 9 | 2015 |
| Political Stability | 5.680 | 45 | 7 | 2016 |
| Political Stability | 5.502 | 51 | 8 | 2017 |
| Political Stability | 5.467 | 57 | 10 | 2018 |
| Political Stability | 5.716 | 54 | 10 | 2019 |
| Political Stability | 5.888 | 50 | 9 | 2020 |
| Political Stability | 5.464 | 55 | 9 | 2021 |
| Political Stability | 5.402 | 53 | 8 | 2022 |
| Political Stability | 5.359 | 50 | 8 | 2023 |
| Political Stability | 5.281 | 49 | 8 | 2024 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.100 | 23 | 5 | 2007 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.100 | 24 | 6 | 2008 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.306 | 48 | 8 | 2009 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.287 | 50 | 9 | 2010 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 57 | 9 | 2011 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.200 | 51 | 9 | 2012 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.000 | 56 | 9 | 2013 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.600 | 36 | 7 | 2014 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.813 | 40 | 8 | 2015 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.954 | 41 | 8 | 2016 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.568 | 45 | 9 | 2017 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.222 | 50 | 9 | 2018 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.052 | 52 | 9 | 2019 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.628 | 46 | 9 | 2020 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.495 | 47 | 9 | 2021 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.499 | 48 | 9 | 2022 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.341 | 46 | 8 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption | 5.498 | 43 | 8 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malaysia - Physical Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.587 | 31 | 9 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 33 | 10 | 2008 |
| Overall | 6.797 | 34 | 9 | 2009 |
| Overall | 6.736 | 42 | 9 | 2010 |
| Overall | 6.800 | 35 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 7.500 | 18 | 5 | 2012 |
| Overall | 7.700 | 13 | 5 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.900 | 30 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 7.653 | 8 | 4 | 2015 |
| Overall | 7.688 | 8 | 4 | 2016 |
| Overall | 7.595 | 25 | 7 | 2017 |
| Overall | 7.656 | 22 | 7 | 2018 |
| Overall | 7.814 | 22 | 7 | 2019 |
| Overall | 7.771 | 21 | 7 | 2020 |
| Overall | 7.933 | 19 | 7 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.716 | 28 | 7 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.559 | 27 | 6 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.533 | 27 | 6 | 2024 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.934 | 21 | 5 | 2007 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.900 | 23 | 7 | 2008 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.833 | 23 | 7 | 2009 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.433 | 33 | 7 | 2010 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.300 | 36 | 8 | 2011 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.600 | 27 | 7 | 2012 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.700 | 26 | 8 | 2013 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.400 | 26 | 7 | 2014 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.160 | 25 | 7 | 2015 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.251 | 28 | 7 | 2016 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.152 | 31 | 7 | 2017 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.265 | 30 | 7 | 2018 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.662 | 22 | 6 | 2019 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.525 | 24 | 7 | 2020 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.525 | 24 | 7 | 2021 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.525 | 24 | 7 | 2022 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.525 | 23 | 6 | 2023 |
| Perception of Physical Property Protection | 7.525 | 23 | 6 | 2024 |
| Registering Process | 3.005 | 59 | 12 | 2007 |
| Registering Process | 3.000 | 60 | 13 | 2008 |
| Registering Process | 6.557 | 86 | 17 | 2009 |
| Registering Process | 6.691 | 100 | 17 | 2010 |
| Registering Process | 7.100 | 110 | 17 | 2011 |
| Registering Process | 8.500 | 66 | 14 | 2012 |
| Registering Process | 9.000 | 33 | 7 | 2013 |
| Registering Process | 8.900 | 28 | 7 | 2014 |
| Registering Process | 9.504 | 32 | 9 | 2015 |
| Registering Process | 9.519 | 33 | 9 | 2016 |
| Registering Process | 9.499 | 24 | 9 | 2017 |
| Registering Process | 9.520 | 33 | 9 | 2018 |
| Registering Process | 9.595 | 29 | 9 | 2019 |
| Registering Process | 9.605 | 31 | 9 | 2020 |
| Registering Process | 9.605 | 31 | 9 | 2021 |
| Registering Process | 5.953 | 30 | 7 | 2022 |
| Registering Process | 5.484 | 30 | 6 | 2023 |
| Registering Process | 5.406 | 31 | 6 | 2024 |
| Access to Financing | 5.822 | 18 | 7 | 2007 |
| Access to Financing | 5.800 | 19 | 7 | 2008 |
| Access to Financing | 6.000 | 18 | 5 | 2009 |
| Access to Financing | 6.083 | 15 | 5 | 2010 |
| Access to Financing | 6.000 | 10 | 3 | 2011 |
| Access to Financing | 6.400 | 8 | 2 | 2012 |
| Access to Financing | 6.300 | 9 | 3 | 2013 |
| Access to Financing | 6.300 | 3 | 3 | 2014 |
| Access to Financing | 6.295 | 2 | 1 | 2015 |
| Access to Financing | 6.295 | 2 | 1 | 2016 |
| Access to Financing | 6.133 | 25 | 6 | 2017 |
| Access to Financing | 6.184 | 20 | 7 | 2018 |
| Access to Financing | 6.184 | 20 | 7 | 2019 |
| Access to Financing | 6.184 | 20 | 7 | 2020 |
| Access to Financing | 6.669 | 8 | 4 | 2021 |
| Access to Financing | 6.669 | 8 | 4 | 2022 |
| Access to Financing | 6.669 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Access to Financing | 6.669 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
Malaysia - Intellectual Property Rights
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 5.618 | 28 | 6 | 2007 |
| Overall | 5.600 | 30 | 7 | 2008 |
| Overall | 5.853 | 38 | 8 | 2009 |
| Overall | 5.761 | 39 | 8 | 2010 |
| Overall | 5.900 | 40 | 8 | 2011 |
| Overall | 6.200 | 36 | 8 | 2012 |
| Overall | 6.100 | 36 | 7 | 2013 |
| Overall | 6.233 | 33 | 7 | 2014 |
| Overall | 6.322 | 33 | 8 | 2015 |
| Overall | 6.442 | 32 | 8 | 2016 |
| Overall | 6.428 | 36 | 8 | 2017 |
| Overall | 6.105 | 43 | 8 | 2018 |
| Overall | 6.239 | 39 | 8 | 2019 |
| Overall | 6.223 | 39 | 8 | 2020 |
| Overall | 6.162 | 32 | 9 | 2021 |
| Overall | 6.162 | 32 | 9 | 2022 |
| Overall | 6.547 | 26 | 6 | 2023 |
| Overall | 6.547 | 26 | 6 | 2024 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.872 | 20 | 5 | 2007 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.900 | 21 | 6 | 2008 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.833 | 25 | 7 | 2009 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.267 | 31 | 8 | 2010 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.700 | 30 | 7 | 2011 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.100 | 28 | 7 | 2012 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.900 | 29 | 7 | 2013 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 6.900 | 26 | 7 | 2014 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.000 | 24 | 6 | 2015 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.360 | 23 | 6 | 2016 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.217 | 27 | 6 | 2017 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.166 | 26 | 6 | 2018 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.367 | 24 | 6 | 2019 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.319 | 25 | 6 | 2020 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.319 | 25 | 6 | 2021 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.319 | 25 | 6 | 2022 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.319 | 24 | 5 | 2023 |
| Perception of IP Protection | 7.319 | 24 | 5 | 2024 |
| Patent Protection | 6.548 | 36 | 5 | 2007 |
| Patent Protection | 6.500 | 39 | 6 | 2008 |
| Patent Protection | 6.960 | 55 | 11 | 2009 |
| Patent Protection | 6.967 | 55 | 11 | 2010 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 54 | 11 | 2011 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 54 | 11 | 2012 |
| Patent Protection | 7.000 | 53 | 10 | 2013 |
| Patent Protection | 7.400 | 43 | 8 | 2014 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 45 | 10 | 2015 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 46 | 10 | 2016 |
| Patent Protection | 7.367 | 46 | 10 | 2017 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 65 | 12 | 2018 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 68 | 12 | 2019 |
| Patent Protection | 6.450 | 67 | 12 | 2020 |
| Patent Protection | 6.215 | 41 | 8 | 2021 |
| Patent Protection | 6.215 | 41 | 8 | 2022 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 41 | 8 | 2023 |
| Patent Protection | 6.183 | 41 | 8 | 2024 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.411 | 22 | 7 | 2007 |
| Copyright Protection | 2.400 | 23 | 8 | 2008 |
| Copyright Protection | 3.767 | 47 | 7 | 2009 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.050 | 52 | 8 | 2010 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.100 | 51 | 8 | 2011 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.400 | 46 | 8 | 2012 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.500 | 46 | 8 | 2013 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.500 | 38 | 7 | 2014 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 46 | 8 | 2015 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.600 | 46 | 8 | 2016 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.700 | 46 | 8 | 2017 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.700 | 46 | 8 | 2018 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.900 | 46 | 8 | 2019 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.900 | 46 | 8 | 2020 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.900 | 46 | 8 | 2021 |
| Copyright Protection | 4.900 | 46 | 8 | 2022 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.471 | 17 | 6 | 2023 |
| Copyright Protection | 6.471 | 17 | 6 | 2024 |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2007 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2008 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2009 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2010 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2011 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2012 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2013 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2014 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2015 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2016 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2017 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2018 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2019 | |
| Trademark Protection | No Data | No Data | 2020 | |
| Trademark Protection | 6.215 | 35 | 3 | 2021 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.215 | 35 | 3 | 2022 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.215 | 35 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trademark Protection | 6.215 | 35 | 3 | 2024 |
| Statistic | Score | Global | Region | Year |