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2026.04.1704:00:00UTC+00Malaysia’s GDP Growth Cools to 5.3% in Q1 2026, Easing from 6.3% in Late 2025

Malaysia’s economy expanded by 5.3% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, slowing from a 6.3% increase recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025. The latest figures, updated on 17 April 2026, indicate that while the country continues to post solid annual growth, momentum has moderated compared with the end of last year.

Both readings are based on year-over-year comparisons, measuring the change in GDP in each period against the same quarter a year earlier. The previous figure showed fourth-quarter 2025 growth up 6.3% from the fourth quarter of the prior year, while the new data reflect a 5.3% increase in the first quarter of 2026 versus the first quarter a year earlier.

The deceleration suggests a cooling, but not a reversal, of Malaysia’s growth trend as the economy moves into 2026, with investors likely to watch upcoming quarters closely for signs of whether this softer pace will persist or stabilize.

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