Malaysia GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

5.2

Units In

4.4

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
16.1 Jun 2021	-17.2 Jun 2020	4.45 %	2000-2025	N/A

Malaysia is a developing economy in Asia which, in recent years, has successfully transformed from an exporter of raw materials into a diversified economy. The largest sector of the economy is services, accounting for around 54 percent of GDP. Manufacturing sector has been growing in recent years and now accounts for 25 percent of GDP and more than 60 percent of total exports. Mining and quarrying constitutes 9 percent of GDP and agriculture 9 percent.

Latest Updates

Malaysia’s economy expanded 5.2% year-on-year in Q3 2025, accelerating from 4.4% growth in Q2 and marking the fastest expansion in a year, preliminary estimates showed. The faster growth was driven by manufacturing activity, which rose 4.0% (up from 3.7% in Q2), supported by higher output in electrical and optical products, vegetable and animal oils, fats and food processing, and non-metallic mineral products, basic metal and fabricated metal products. Additionally, activity strongly rebounded in mining and quarrying, rising 10.9% after a 5.2% contraction in Q2. While still contributing positively to the economy, growth eased in construction (11.2% vs 12.1%), and agriculture (0.4% vs 2.1%), due to declines in oil palm and rubber sub-sectors. Activity in services remained steady at 5.1%. On a quarterly basis, the economy expanded 5.5%, picking up from 1.0% in the previous quarter.