Malaysia July 2026
~385k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~70
Organizations
These insights represent ~385k questions answered from ~70 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
To ensure accuracy and stability of Emerging benchmarks we may use statistical sampling methods. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Financial Services, Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, Information Technology & Services, Computer Software, Internet, Pharmaceuticals, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, Accounting, Consumer Goods, Hospital & Health Care
Reported gender breakdown
Male
57%
Female
43%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
69% of Malaysia employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 46% compared with other regions.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 0 and is in the bottom 25% compared with other countries.
How does Malaysia compare?
People in Malaysia were much more positive than average regarding Company And Leadership.
On the lower side, people in Malaysia had much lower favorable scores than average in Company Performance, Growth, and Voice.
People working in Malaysia are more engaged than Norway, Denmark, Japan, and Sweden. People working in Malaysia are less engaged than Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, and United Arab Emirates.
The highest scoring question for Malaysia had 87% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (-2% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Malaysia were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies' with 21% of people disagreeing (-2% below average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 16% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-3% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 8% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-2% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
3%
3 months to 6 months
5%
6 months to less than 1 year
10%
1 to less than 2 years
18%
2 to less than 4 years
29%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
12%
Greater than 10 years
10%