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Malaysia Business Confidence Index

Business Confidence in Malaysia

Indicator Data Period
Business Confidence 95.4 index points 1Q/23


Latest data on Business Confidence (index points)

Business Confidence
                     Malaysia - Historical Data (index points)

What is Business Confidence in Malaysia?

  • Business Confidence in Malaysia increased to 95.4 index points in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum level was 126 index points and minimum was 60 index points.
  • Data published Quarterly by Institute of Economics Research.

Historical Data (index points) by years

Data
Period
Date
95.4 1Q/23 24.05.2023
85.9 4Q/22 24.02.2023
99.8 3Q/22 03.11.2022
96.2 2Q/22 19.10.2022
101 1Q/22 19.07.2022
122 4Q/21 09.02.2022
87.5 2Q/21 28.09.2021
112 1Q/21 25.06.2021


Historical Chart by prime ministers (index points)

Business Confidence in Malaysia by prime ministers

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Mahathir Mohamad 10.05.2018 - 98.6000 98.6000 98.6000 98.6000 0.00%
Najib Razak 03.04.2009 - 10.05.2018 105.8000 101.5000 124.0000 81.2000 -4.06%
Abdullah Badawi 31.10.2003 - 03.04.2009 115.5000 78.9000 124.1000 70.6000 -31.69%
Mahathir Mohamad 16.07.1981 - 31.10.2003 88.5000 112.8000 126.0000 79.1000 27.46%

Other business indicators in Malaysia

Index Updated Actual Previous
Bankruptcies Jun/15 1668 companies 0
Corruption Index 2022 47 in. pt. 48
Ease of Doing Business 2019 12 place 15
Manufacturing PMI May/23 47.8 in. pt. 48.8
Manufacturing Production Mar/23 3.99 % 4.9
Competitiveness Index 2019 74.6 in. pt. 74.38
Leading Economic Index  Mar/23 -1.1 % 2.9

Business Confidence in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
China May/23 48.8 in. pt. 49.2
Georgia 1Q/23 20.1 in. pt. 11.7
India 2Q/23 126 in. pt. 133
Israel May/23 23.7 in. pt. 21.47
South Korea May/23 73 in. pt. 70
Maldives 4Q/22 94 in. pt. -57
Armenia 2Q/16 51 in. pt. 0
Hong Kong 2Q/23 15 in. pt. 6
Indonesia 1Q/23 11.05 in. pt. 10.27
Japan 1Q/23 1 in. pt. 7
Kazakhstan 1Q/23 3 in. pt. 2
Malaysia 1Q/23 95.4 in. pt. 85.9
Philippines 1Q/23 34 in. pt. 23.9
Qatar 3Q/18 23.2 in. pt. 23.1
Singapore 1Q/23 2 in. pt. -25
Sri Lanka 4Q/22 34 in. pt. 35
Thailand May/23 49.7 in. pt. 50.1
Saudi Arabia 2Q/16 3 in. pt. -12
Mauritius 2Q/19 162 in. pt. 160