Malaysia Labour Productivity Growth

2001 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Labour Productivity Growth

  • Malaysia Labour Productivity improved by 1.99 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a growth of 1.44 % in the previous quarter
  • Malaysia Labour Productivity Growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2001 to Sep 2025, averaging at -0.76 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.86 % in Jun 2021 and a record low of -15.84 % in Jun 2020

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from quarterly Real GDP and quarterly Employment. The Department of Statistics provides Real GDP in local currency at 2015 prices, and Employment. Labour Productivity Growth prior to Q1 2016 is calculated from Real GDP based on SNA 2008 with 2010 prices, prior to Q1 2011 is calculated from Real GDP at 2005 prices and prior to Q1 2006 from Real GDP at 2000 prices

View Malaysia's Labour Productivity Growth from Mar 2001 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Labour Productivity Growth

What was Malaysia's Labour Productivity Growth in Sep 2025?

Malaysia Labour Productivity improved by 1.99 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a growth of 1.44 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.99 Sep 2025 1.44 Jun 2025 -15.84 Jun 2020 13.86 Jun 2021 % quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.47 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 2.05 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Argentina (%) 2.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Armenia (%) 6.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Australia (%) 0.46 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 0.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 1.14 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 2.42 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Belarus (%) 1.29 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) -1.01 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) -2.79 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.28 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.48 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.57 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Brunei (%) 1.26 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) -0.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) 1.27 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 0.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) 0.86 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 3.26 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.51 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 1.52 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 2.54 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.72 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Egypt (%) -2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) -0.18 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 0.64 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 0.76 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.44 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Georgia (%) 4.37 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Germany (%) 0.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Greece (%) 1.20 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.31 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1982 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 1.23 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) -0.13 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
India (%) 3.39 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 1.55 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Iran (%) 2.38 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Ireland (%) 9.60 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 0.03 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Japan (%) 0.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 2.45 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 6.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 1.38 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
South Korea (%) 1.07 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.93 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Laos (%) 2.17 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) 1.09 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) -1.95 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 2.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -1.06 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 9.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 1.95 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) -1.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) -1.67 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 6.26 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2025
Mexico (%) -0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 10.49 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 3.94 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2007 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 5.12 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 3.00 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -1.48 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Myanmar (%) -43.15 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Nepal (%) 3.63 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 1.23 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) 1.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 2.12 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) 0.72 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 1.18 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 1.45 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 0.56 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Philippines (%) 4.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Poland (%) 3.15 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) -0.48 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -2.08 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Romania (%) 7.19 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 0.74 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -7.72 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Serbia (%) 3.71 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 0.94 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.16 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 1.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 0.06 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2025
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 2.35 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.19 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 332,857.280 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,645.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 34,360.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 17.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 29,715.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,374.020 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,354.897 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 4,091.269 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 7,985.030 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 67,071.813 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,731.543 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,622.021 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 10,470.012 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 53,848.176 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,162.125 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 227.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 181.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 236.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 19,572.865 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 660.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,897.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,260.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,446.528 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 328,395.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 12.329 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,608.221 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -6,052.535 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 7,561.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -5,657.465 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -20,153.225 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 21,102.780 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,219.092 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -25,895.045 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 29,929.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,776.003 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 165,682.441 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 606,018.934 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 111,738.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,763.970 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 624,206.407 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 699,002.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.400 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 305.959 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 690.271 Mar 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 558,415.759 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.36 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.38 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,546,954.118 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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