Last Updated : 29 Jul 2010


Malaysia is a fast growing economy with liberal market policies aimed at promoting trade, entrepreneurship, industrial and economic development. Initiatives undertaken by the government and the private sector have always been investor-centric and business-friendly with the aim of encouraging market development. All these factors have enabled Malaysia to grow into one of the most dynamic business environments in South East Asia. Below are Malaysia's overall performance as reported in the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 1995 - 2010:

Overall Competitiveness

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Rank	22	23	19	18	10

Economic Performance

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Rank	10	12	8	9	8

Government Efficiency

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Rank	19	21	19	19	9

Business Efficiency

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Rank	19	15	14	13	4

Infrastructure

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Rank	27	26	25	26	25

*Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 1995-2010

Malaysia's sovereign credit ratings (as at August 2009):

• Moody's Investor Services – A3
• Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services: 1
  • Foreign Currency: A-/Stable/A-2
  • Local Currency: A+/Stable/A-1