Malaysia’s economy expanded 5.3% year-on-year in Q1 2026, slowing from 6.3% in Q4, preliminary estimates showed. Growth moderated across most sectors, including services (5.4% vs 6.3% in Q4), with performance anchored by the wholesale and retail trade sector. DOSM attributed this to sustained consumer spending, supported by a stable labour market, higher incomes, and ongoing household-focused initiatives. Output also rose at a softer pace in manufacturing (5.8% vs 6.1%), construction (7.8% vs 11.0%), and agriculture (2.8% vs 5.4%). Meanwhile, mining and quarrying contracted (-1.1% vs +2.0%), primarily due to lower production of crude oil and condensate, as well as natural gas. Despite the overall slowdown, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the Q1 data pointed to an economy that remained fundamentally resilient amid rising global uncertainty, particularly from higher oil prices driven by geopolitical tensions. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Malaysia expanded 5.30 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Malaysia averaged 4.51 percent from 2000 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.20 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -16.90 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Malaysia GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Malaysia GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Malaysia expanded 5.30 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Malaysia is expected to be 5.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 5.20 percent in 2027 and 5.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-13 04:00 AM
YoY Final
Q4 6.3% 5.4% 5.7% 5.7%
2026-04-17 04:00 AM
YoY Prel
Q1 5.3% 6.3% 5.5%
2026-05-15 04:00 AM
YoY Final
Q1 6.3% 5.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 5.20 5.10 percent Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate YoY 5.30 6.30 percent Mar 2026
GDP Constant Prices 437432.00 457681.00 MYR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Agriculture 24414.00 27080.00 MYR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Construction 19137.00 19276.00 MYR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Manufacturing 101263.00 105338.00 MYR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Mining 25215.00 26678.00 MYR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Services 261392.00 272938.00 MYR Million Mar 2026
GDP Growth Rate 0.80 2.70 percent Dec 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 97329.00 95881.00 MYR Million Dec 2025
Gross National Product 440.10 428.90 MYR Billion Dec 2025


Malaysia GDP Annual Growth Rate
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.30 6.30 16.20 -16.90 2000 - 2026 percent Quarterly
Constant 2015=100, NSA

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Malaysia Economy Expands 5.3% in Q1
Malaysia’s economy expanded 5.3% year-on-year in Q1 2026, slowing from 6.3% in Q4, preliminary estimates showed. Growth moderated across most sectors, including services (5.4% vs 6.3% in Q4), with performance anchored by the wholesale and retail trade sector. DOSM attributed this to sustained consumer spending, supported by a stable labour market, higher incomes, and ongoing household-focused initiatives. Output also rose at a softer pace in manufacturing (5.8% vs 6.1%), construction (7.8% vs 11.0%), and agriculture (2.8% vs 5.4%). Meanwhile, mining and quarrying contracted (-1.1% vs +2.0%), primarily due to lower production of crude oil and condensate, as well as natural gas. Despite the overall slowdown, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the Q1 data pointed to an economy that remained fundamentally resilient amid rising global uncertainty, particularly from higher oil prices driven by geopolitical tensions.
2026-04-17
Malaysia Q4 GDP Growth Stronger Than Initially Thought
Malaysia’s economy expanded 6.3% year-on-year in Q4 2025, revised up from an initial 5.7% and accelerating from 5.4% growth in Q3. This marked the sharpest expansion since Q4 2022, with broad gains in agriculture (5.4% vs 0.1%), driven by oil palm output (16.2%), manufacturing (6.1% vs 4.1%), particularly vegetable and animal oils & fats (12%), and services (6.3% vs 5.5%), led by wholesale and retail trade (5.7%). Conversely, growth slowed in mining and quarrying (2% vs 9.7%) and construction (11% vs 11.8%). On the expenditure side, government spending (8% vs 7.1%), household consumption (5.3% vs 5%), and fixed investment (9.3% vs 7.4%) rose further. Meanwhile, net trade weighed on growth as imports jumped 7.9% (vs 0.7%), while exports increased by a smaller 3.9% (vs 1.7%). On a quarterly basis, GDP grew 0.8%, easing from 2.7% growth in Q3. For the full year, the economy expanded 5.2%.
2026-02-13
Malaysia Q4 GDP Growth Hits 1-1/2-Year High
Malaysia’s economy advanced 5.7% yoy in Q4 2025, accelerating from a 5.2% rise in Q3 and marking the strongest growth since Q2 2024, flash data showed. Manufacturing activity gained momentum (6.0% vs 4.1% in Q3), lifted by higher output in electrical and optical products, vegetable and animal oils, fats and food processing, non-metallic mineral products, and basic metal and fabricated metals. The agriculture sector also picked up strongly (5.1% vs 0.4%), boosted by a rebound in palm oil. Meanwhile, the construction sector kept its double-digit expansion (11.9% vs 11.8%), helped by a solid rise in non-residential buildings and specialised construction. However, mining and quarrying were subdued (1.1% vs 9.7%), dragged by a slowdown in crude oil & condensate and a fall in natural gas. Quarterly, the economy expanded 3.0%, after an upwardly revised 5.4% rise in Q3, which had been the fastest gain since Q4 2021. For the full year, the economy grew 4.9%, slightly slowing from 5.1% in 2024.
2026-01-16