The Personal Income Tax Rate in Malaysia stands at 30 percent. Personal Income Tax Rate in Malaysia averaged 27.91 percent from 2004 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 30.00 percent in 2020 and a record low of 25.00 percent in 2015. source: Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Corporate Tax Rate	24.00	24.00	percent	Dec 2025
Personal Income Tax Rate	30.00	30.00	percent	Dec 2025
Sales Tax Rate	10.00	10.00	percent	Dec 2025
Social Security Rate	24.00	24.00	percent	Dec 2025
Social Security Rate For Companies	13.00	13.00	percent	Dec 2025
Social Security Rate For Employees	11.00	11.00	percent	Dec 2025
Withholding Tax Rate	15.00	15.00	percent	Dec 2025

Malaysia Personal Income Tax Rate

In Malaysia, the Personal Income Tax Rate is a tax collected from individuals and is imposed on different sources of income like labour, pensions, interest and dividends. The benchmark we use refers to the Top Marginal Tax Rate for individuals. Revenues from the Personal Income Tax Rate are an important source of income for the government of Malaysia.