Anwar Ibrahim (People's Justice Party) has been Prime Minister of Malaysia since 24 Nov 2022. Malaysia's real GDP climbed 4.9% a year under Anwar Ibrahim, in office since November 2022. Among the 36 national leaders with a year or more of figures, Malaysia ranks 1st on the rise in the corruption perceptions index and 29th of 39 on the rise in freedom of expression. Under Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021 to 2022) the same series climbed 5.5% a year. On Transparency International's corruption perceptions index Malaysia has moved +5.0 points since day zero, to 52 of 100 in 2025.
Rankings Malaysia rankings United StatesCanadaMexicoEuropean UnionUnited KingdomUkraineRussiaTurkeyIsraelUnited Arab EmiratesSingaporeVietnamNew ZealandThailandPhilippinesJapanSouth KoreaBrazilArgentinaAustraliaIndonesiaIndiaPakistanChinaBangladeshMoroccoAlgeriaTunisiaEgyptSyriaSenegalLiberiaNigeriaDemocratic Republic of the CongoEthiopiaIvory CoastAngolaMadagascarGhanaKenyaSomaliaRepublic of the CongoCape VerdeSouth AfricaSwitzerlandNorwayIcelandGreenlandAlbaniaSerbiaBosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegroNorth MacedoniaKosovo