Malaysia GDP March 2026 +5.3%
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According to the GDP estimates from the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the economy grew by 5.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, amounting to USD 65.61 billion.
This economic performance was supported by growth in the services, manufacturing, construction, and agriculture sectors.
The manufacturing sector grew by 5.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, this performance was primarily driven by increased output in electrical, electronic, and optical products.
The performance of each sector is as follows: the services sector grew by 5.4 per cent, manufacturing increased by 5.8 per cent, agriculture grew by 2.8 per cent, and the construction sector saw a growth of 7.8 per cent.
In its latest outlook, the International Monetary Fund estimated Malaysia’s GDP growth rate at 4.7 per cent for 2026.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic union of ten members, has 667 million people and a territory of 4.5 million Km2; is currently the third largest economy in Asia-Pacific and the fifth largest in the World. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has a combined GDP of USD 4.2 trillion, according to estimates for 2025.