2025
| Trade Barrier Index

Malaysia

Region

East Asia & Pacific

Global Rank

37/122

Regional Rank

7/15

Malaysia - TBI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 3.73 37 7
Tariff Score 5.14 36 7
NTBs 1.28 60 3
Services 4.42 63 7
Facilitation 4.08 22 5
Statistic Score Global Region

Malaysia - Tariffs

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.35 18 6 2019
Tariff Rate Score 3.67 48 6 2019
Duty Free Score 4.04 6 3 2019
Tariff Line Score 5.33 75 9 2019
Overall 4.33 19 6 2021
Tariff Rate Score 3.65 48 6 2021
Duty Free Score 4.03 6 3 2021
Tariff Line Score 5.32 80 10 2021
Overall 4.42 23 6 2023
Tariff Rate Score 3.65 48 6 2023
Duty Free Score 4.02 9 3 2023
Tariff Line Score 5.6 80 12 2023
Overall 5.14 36 7 2025
Tariff Rate Score 3.65 58 7 2025
Duty Free Score 3.98 10 3 2025
Tariff Line Score 7.79 109 12 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Malaysia - NTBs View Expanded

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 1.28 60 3
Applied on All Partners 1.43 61 3
Applied Bilaterally 1.14 61 4
Statistic Score Global Region

Malaysia - Services

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 4.42 63 7
Professional 5.39 80 8
Entertainment 3.99 52 8
Telecom 3.89 67 8
Construction 5.09 59 6
Statistic Score Global Region

Malaysia - Facilitation View Expanded Digital

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 5.07 45 7 2019
Property Rights 3.51 29 6 2019
Logistics 5 37 10 2019
Digital 4.45 76 9 2019
RTAs 7.3 42 5 2019
Overall 4.39 38 6 2021
Property Rights 3.28 26 6 2021
Logistics 5.24 37 10 2021
Digital 1.58 13 3 2021
RTAs 7.48 45 7 2021
Overall 4.5 42 8 2023
Property Rights 3.7 28 8 2023
Logistics 5.12 39 11 2023
Digital 2.08 36 6 2023
RTAs 7.13 43 5 2023
Overall 4.08 22 5 2025
Property Rights 3.8 33 7 2025
Logistics 3.86 30 9 2025
Digital 1.81 67 4 2025
RTAs 6.86 44 6 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Malaysia - NTBs Imposed on All Partners

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.43 61 3
Quantitative Restrictions 1 27 2
Safeguards 2.5 108 13
SPS 1.12 60 4
TRQ 1.54 77 10
Statistic Score Global Region

Malaysia - Bilateral NTBs

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.14 61 4
AntiDumping 1.57 77 10
CVD 1 34 6
Quantitative Restrictions 1 33 4
SPS 1 21 2
Statistic Score Global Region

Malaysia - Digital

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.81 67 4
Tax 1.9 60 8
Moderation 2.5 75 9
Content Localization 1.78 74 7
Security Barriers 1 24 3
Data Flows 1 25 5
Onerous Barriers 1.54 67 6
Statistic Score Global Region