Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Malaysia

Malaysia: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.4514 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.4514
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9219
in 1973
All-time low
0.4514
in 1981
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Malaysia, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9221974: 0.9221975: 0.9221976: 0.9221977: 0.9221978: 0.9221979: 0.9221980: 0.9221981: 0.4511982: 0.4511983: 0.4511984: 0.4511985: 0.4511986: 0.4511987: 0.4511988: 0.4511989: 0.4511990: 0.4511991: 0.4511992: 0.4511993: 0.4511994: 0.4511995: 0.4511996: 0.4511997: 0.4511998: 0.4511999: 0.4512000: 0.4512001: 0.4512002: 0.4512003: 0.4512004: 0.4512005: 0.4512006: 0.4512007: 0.4512008: 0.4512009: 0.4512010: 0.4512011: 0.4512012: 0.4512013: 0.4512014: 0.451

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor market, s1 - firing costs in Malaysia is 0.4514, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Malaysia peaked at 0.9219 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.4514, in 1981.

Malaysia ranks 80th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9219 0.9219 0.9219 7
1980s 0.4985 0.4514 0.9219 10
1990s 0.4514 0.4514 0.4514 10
2000s 0.4514 0.4514 0.4514 10
2010s 0.4514 0.4514 0.4514 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 77 Albania 0.4816 compare
  2. 78 Morocco 0.4737 compare
  3. 79 Czechia 0.4589 compare
  4. 81 Israel 0.3985 compare
  5. 82 Chile 0.393 compare
  6. 83 Paraguay 0.323 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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All data for Malaysia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Malaysia?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Malaysia was 0.4514 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9219 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4514 in 1981.
How does Malaysia rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Malaysia ranks 80th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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