Malaysia GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

4.4

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	4.44 %	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 by 4.4% year-on-year in Q2 2025, matching the pace in Q1 and slightly below the initial estimate of 4.5%. The sustained growth was supported by higher agricultural activity, which rose 2% compared with 0.6% in Q1, driven by increased output in palm oil, other crops, livestock, and rubber sub-sectors. Growth in services also accelerated to 5.3% from 5%, led by positive performances across all sub-sectors, with wholesale and retail trade, transportation and storage, and business services contributing the most. Meanwhile, growth moderated in manufacturing (3.8% vs 4.1%) and construction (11% vs 14.2%), while mining and quarrying output contracted further (-7.4% vs -2.7%) due to lower production of natural gas and crude oil & condensate. On a quarterly basis, the economy expanded by 2.1%, accelerating from a 0.7% growth in the previous period, and marking the steepest economic expansion since the same quarter last year.