Malaysia's Economy Records Positive 4Q 2025 Performance That Beats Expectations - Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s economy recorded a very positive performance in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2025 with a 6.3 per cent growth, exceeding initial expectations, according to Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.

Fahmi, who is also the MADANI Government spokesman, said the growth was significantly higher than the early estimates.

“This has raised the gross domestic product (GDP) growth for full-year 2025 from (the initial estimate of) 4.9 per cent to 5.2 per cent.

“It is also higher than the 2024 GDP growth rate of 5.1 per cent, and among the sectors contributing most to growth was the construction sector at 11 per cent,” he said at his weekly press conference here today.

Fahmi also noted that the Malaysian stock market is at its highest level in seven years, the ringgit is among the top 10 best-performing currencies in Asia, inflation remains low at 1.4 per cent, and the fiscal deficit stands at 3.7 per cent of GDP, better than the projected 3.8 per cent.

Earlier today, the Department of Statistics Malaysia announced in a statement that Malaysia’s economy grew by 6.3 per cent in 4Q 2025, the fastest pace in three years, which exceeded the advance GDP estimates.

-- BERNAMA