Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan expresses confidence in Malaysia’s Q4 2025 GDP figures, citing strong investments and manufacturing orders.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is optimistic that Malaysia’s economy performed strongly in the fourth quarter of 2025. Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said this confidence is based on the current economic vibrancy.
He expressed belief that the actual gross domestic product growth figure, to be released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia, will be better than projected. “If we achieved 5.7% in Q4, that means our GDP for last year increased by 4.9%, surpassing the government’s target of between 4.0 and 4.8%,” he said.
Amir Hamzah cited strong incoming investments, ongoing economic activations, and robust manufacturing order books as key drivers. He made these remarks after launching the Jana MyPesara initiative.
The minister also pointed to vitality in the retail sector as evidence of economic resilience. He expects this resilience to continue supporting growth moving forward.
Last month, the Statistics Department’s advance estimates showed the economy grew by 5.7% in Q4 2025. This was an improvement from the 5.2% growth recorded in the third quarter.
For the whole of 2025, Malaysia’s economy is estimated to have grown by 4.9%. This figure is close to the 5.1% growth recorded in the preceding year.
