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 by 5.2% year-on-year in Q3 2025, confirming preliminary estimates and accelerating from 4.4% growth in the previous quarter. This marks the strongest economic expansion in a year, driven by higher output in manufacturing (4.1% vs 3.7% in Q2) and a rebound in mining and quarrying (9.7% vs -5.2%). Meanwhile, growth slowed sharply in agriculture (0.4% vs 2.5%), and, to a lesser extent, in construction (11.8% vs 12.1%) and services (5% vs 5.1%). On the expenditure side, government spending picked up (7.1% vs 6.4%), the fastest since Q2 2024, and net trade contributed positively, with exports rising 1.4% (vs 2.6%) while imports grew more slowly at 0.4% (vs 6.6%). Conversely, Growth slowed for private consumption (5% vs 5.3%), and fixed investments recorded their softest pace in nearly two years (7.4% vs 12.1%). On a quarterly basis, the economy expanded 2.4%, the strongest since Q2 2022, following a revised 2.2% growth in the prior quarter.