13 February 2026, 09:49 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%.
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