Country tax profile · 2026
Malaysia inheritance tax
None
inheritance & estate tax
How Malaysia treats inheritance
No inheritance, estate, or gift taxes (estate duty abolished 1991) No estate/inheritance tax regardless of heir
✓ Malaysia levies no inheritance or estate tax, your heirs receive the estate intact.
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for Malaysia and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
How Malaysia compares
141 of 197 countries we track have no inheritance or estate tax. Malaysia is one of them.
Who is a tax resident of Malaysia?
Present in Malaysia for at least 182 days in a calendar year (or linked-period/qualifying rules).
Related Malaysia taxes
Moving to Malaysia?
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What is the inheritance tax rate in Malaysia?
No inheritance, estate, or gift taxes (estate duty abolished 1991) No estate/inheritance tax regardless of heir