Malaysia records 2.2% productivity growth


  • Business
  • Wednesday, 26 Jun 2019

Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded a 2.2% labour productivity growth at RM91,971 last year, which helped the nation’s GDP grow 4.7% in 2018 despite the challenging economic environment.

This is, however, lower compared to the 3.7% growth recorded in 2017 where Malaysia’s GDP grew 5.7%.

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