KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's economy is projected to have grown 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the advance estimate issued by the National Statistics Department ahead of the release of the actual gross domestic product (GDP) next month.
The advance GDP estimate pointed to stronger economic growth in 4Q as compared to 5.2% in the previous quarter as a strong performance and robust domestic demand supported expansion in the main economic sectors.
Annually, Malaysia's economic growth in 2025 eased to 4.9% from 5.1% in 2024.
According to the report, the construction sector maintained double-digit growth with 11.9% expansion, as compared to 11.8% in the previous quarter. It said this was owing to the stronger performance, mainly in non-residential buildings and specialised construction activities.
The services sector recorded higher growth of 5.4% in 4Q as compared to 5% in the preceding quarter, driven by stronger performance in the wholesale and retail trade, transport and storage and food and beverages and accommodation sub-sectors.
Growth in the manufacturing sector increased to 6% in 4Q, up from 4.1% in the preceding quarter. The stronger trend was underpinned by the increased output in electrical, electronic and optical products; vegetable and animal oils and fats and food processing products; and non-metallic mineral products, basic metal and fabricated metal products.
Meanwhile, the mining and quarrying sector grew 1.1%, as compared to 9.7% in the third quarter of 2025, owing to the moderation in crude oil and condensate sub-sector, while natural gas contracted during the quarter.
