Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Malaysia

Malaysia: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure was 330 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
330
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
7th
of 84 countries
All-time high
330
in 2023
All-time low
34
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Malaysia, 2015–2023

01002003002015201920232015: 342016: 392017: 492018: 522019: 562020: 622021: 2642022: 3132023: 330

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 330 for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 870.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Malaysia peaked at 330 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2015.

Malaysia ranks 7th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number) in Malaysia, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 34
2016 39 +14.7%
2017 49 +25.6%
2018 52 +6.1%
2019 56 +7.7%
2020 62 +10.7%
2021 264 +325.8%
2022 313 +18.6%
2023 330 +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 46 34 56 5
2020s 242.25 62 330 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 4 Japan 508 compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 487 compare
  3. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 487 compare
  4. 8 Australia and New Zealand 326 compare
  5. 9 Australia 276 compare
  6. 10 Canada 254 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Malaysia?
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Malaysia was 330 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 330 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2015.
How does Malaysia rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
Malaysia ranks 7th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 870.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
119 places, 988 data points, 2015–2023
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