IPRI Ranking – Malaysia ranked 30th out of the 129 countries that were included in the Intellectual Property Rights Index.

Perceived Transparency Ranking – Malaysia has historically been considered among the more transparent Asian countries, and this air of transparency has remained in the nation. In 2020, Malaysia ranked 57th in Transparency International’s Global Corruption Perceptions Index (GCPI) and, thus, branded itself as one of the least corrupt countries in Asia and the 3rd most transparent country in ASEAN. While this bodes well for the federation in its efforts to attract foreign investment, it also leaves room for improvement because Malaysia is lagging behind comparable Asian economies like Japan and South Korea in this regard. It is important to note, however, that Malaysia seems to have already started on this journey of bettering itself, having consistently improved its GCPI ranking since 2017. Given that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s top priority is to stamp out corruption, particularly in the public sector, Malaysia’ prospects – in terms of transparency – seem bright.

https://www.internationalpropertyrightsindex.org/country/malaysia#:~:text=Malaysia’s%20IPRI%20score%20increased%20by,as%20Upper%20middle%20income%20country. https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2020/table/mys