Construction sector real GDP

In Q2 2026, the real GDP of Malaysia’s construction sector changed by 6.5% year on year (total GDP: 6.0%) (Department of Statistics Malaysia).

Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Page last updated:

  • Construction (year on year)
  • Total GDP (year on year)
-40%-20%0%20%40%Q3 2021Q4 2022Q1 2024Q1 2025Q2 20266.5%6.0%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2021: -20.6%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2021: -12.1%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2022: -6.0%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2022: 2.7%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2022: 15.2%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2022: 10.3%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2023: 7.1%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2023: 5.8%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2023: 7.6%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2023: 3.3%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2024: 11.8%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2024: 17.5%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2024: 20.1%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2024: 20.9%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2025: 14.2%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2025: 12.1%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2025: 11.7%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2025: 10.9%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2026: 7.7%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2026: 6.5%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2021: -4.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2021: 3.5%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2022: 5.1%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2022: 9.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2022: 14.6%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2022: 7.4%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2023: 5.7%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2023: 2.7%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2023: 3.1%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2023: 2.9%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2024: 4.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2024: 6.0%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2024: 5.5%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2024: 5.0%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2025: 4.4%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2025: 4.6%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2025: 5.3%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2025: 6.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2026: 5.4%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2026: 6.0%-40%-20%0%20%40%Q3 2021Q1 2024Q2 20266.5%6.0%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2021: -20.6%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2021: -12.1%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2022: -6.0%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2022: 2.7%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2022: 15.2%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2022: 10.3%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2023: 7.1%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2023: 5.8%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2023: 7.6%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2023: 3.3%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2024: 11.8%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2024: 17.5%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2024: 20.1%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2024: 20.9%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2025: 14.2%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2025: 12.1%Construction (year on year) · Q3 2025: 11.7%Construction (year on year) · Q4 2025: 10.9%Construction (year on year) · Q1 2026: 7.7%Construction (year on year) · Q2 2026: 6.5%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2021: -4.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2021: 3.5%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2022: 5.1%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2022: 9.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2022: 14.6%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2022: 7.4%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2023: 5.7%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2023: 2.7%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2023: 3.1%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2023: 2.9%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2024: 4.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2024: 6.0%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2024: 5.5%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2024: 5.0%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2025: 4.4%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2025: 4.6%Total GDP (year on year) · Q3 2025: 5.3%Total GDP (year on year) · Q4 2025: 6.2%Total GDP (year on year) · Q1 2026: 5.4%Total GDP (year on year) · Q2 2026: 6.0%
Construction sector real GDP over time · Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)

Recent values

PeriodConstruction (year on year)Total GDP (year on year)
Q2 20266.5%6.0%
Q1 20267.7%5.4%
Q4 202510.9%6.2%
Q3 202511.7%5.3%
Q2 202512.1%4.6%
Q1 202514.2%4.4%
Q4 202420.9%5.0%
Q3 202420.1%5.5%
Q2 202417.5%6.0%
Q1 202411.8%4.2%
Q4 20233.3%2.9%
Q3 20237.6%3.1%
Q2 20235.8%2.7%
Q1 20237.1%5.7%
Q4 202210.3%7.4%
Q3 202215.2%14.6%
Q2 20222.7%9.2%
Q1 2022-6.0%5.1%
Q4 2021-12.1%3.5%
Q3 2021-20.6%-4.2%

Key figures (Q2 2026)

Construction (year on year)6.5%
Construction (year on year) — Previous quarter7.7%
Construction value added (2015 prices)19,256 RM million
Same, a year earlier18,075 RM million
Total GDP (year on year)6.0%

Source

Source
Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
Dataset
Quarterly Real GDP by Economic Sector (DOSM / OpenDOSM) ↗
API
api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue/?id=gdp_qtr_real_supply
Reference period
Q2 2026
Source updated
14 August 2026
Next update
18 November 2026
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