Keyword: "Malaysia's economic growth"

Preliminary estimates showed the Malaysian economy expanded by 5.8% in the second quarter of 2026, lifting growth for the first six months of the year to 5.6%, up from 4.5% in the same period of 2025.

Malaysia's economic growth is the fastest among six ASEAN countries in the third quarter (Q3) and also in the first nine months of this year, an official has said.

Malaysia's economic growth is expected to improve in the second quarter of this year and recover in 2021, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed.

Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 4.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the 4.5 percent growth recorded in the first quarter of this year.

Malaysia could be one of the three countries in Asia which are the most negatively affected by the trade war between the US and China if the dispute continue to worsen, according to Standard Chartered.

The Malaysian Central Bank on August 17 revised down the country’s growth forecast this year to 5 percent, after its gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter came in sharply below its expectation.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Malaysia's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at "A-" with a stable outlook.

The Malaysian government expects the economy to expand 5.5-6.0 percent this year in line with the forecast by Bank Negara Malaysia.