Malaysia's leading economic index fell by 0.6% month-on-month in January 2026, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.4% rise in the previous month. Declines were recorded for real money supply, M1 (-0.4% vs 0.4% in December), Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index (-0.2% vs -0.1%), real imports of semiconductors (-0.02% vs 0.4%), and the number of companies registered (-0.04% vs 0.2%). On the other hand, real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals (-0.1% vs -0.2%) fell at a slower pace, while the number of housing units approved (0.1% vs -0.3%) rebounded. On a yearly basis, the leading index grew 0.6%, accelerating from 0.1% in December and marking the highest reading in three months. Meanwhile, the coincident index, a gauge of current economic conditions, rose 0.9% month-over-month, from an upwardly revised 0.3% in December 2025. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Leading Economic Index Malaysia decreased 0.60 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Leading Economic Index in Malaysia averaged 0.16 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5.50 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -5.90 percent in March of 2020. This page provides - Malaysia Leading Composite Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Malaysia Leading Economic Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Leading Economic Index Malaysia decreased 0.60 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Leading Economic Index in Malaysia is expected to be 0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Leading Economic Index is projected to trend around 0.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-25 04:00 AM
Leading Index MoM
Dec 0.5% -2.2% 1.2%
2026-03-20 04:00 AM
Leading Index MoM
Jan -0.6% 0.4% 0.1%
2026-04-24 04:00 AM
Leading Index MoM
Feb -0.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Car Production 49741.00 60866.00 Units Feb 2026
Cement Production 2938.00 2942.00 Thousands of Tonnes Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 9535.00 -1834.00 MYR Million Dec 2025
Coincident Index MoM 131.30 130.10 points Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY 5.90 4.80 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production Mom 0.90 0.90 percent Jan 2026
Leading Index MoM -0.60 0.40 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production 7.30 6.70 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production 0.10 -2.50 percent Jan 2026


Malaysia Leading Economic Index
In Malaysia, the Leading Index provides early signal on the direction in which the economy is going. It is calculated based on real money supply M1, Bursa Malaysia industrial index, real total traded (eight major trading partners: Japan, USA, Germany, UK, Singapore, Thailand, China, Canada), CPI for services (inverted), industrial material price index, ratio of price to unit labor cost (manufacturing), number of housing permits approved, number of new companies registered, trend adjustment factor. The index has a base value of 100 as of 2005.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.60 0.40 5.50 -5.90 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly

News Stream
Malaysia Leading Index Falls 0.6% in January
Malaysia's leading economic index fell by 0.6% month-on-month in January 2026, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.4% rise in the previous month. Declines were recorded for real money supply, M1 (-0.4% vs 0.4% in December), Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index (-0.2% vs -0.1%), real imports of semiconductors (-0.02% vs 0.4%), and the number of companies registered (-0.04% vs 0.2%). On the other hand, real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals (-0.1% vs -0.2%) fell at a slower pace, while the number of housing units approved (0.1% vs -0.3%) rebounded. On a yearly basis, the leading index grew 0.6%, accelerating from 0.1% in December and marking the highest reading in three months. Meanwhile, the coincident index, a gauge of current economic conditions, rose 0.9% month-over-month, from an upwardly revised 0.3% in December 2025.
2026-03-20
Malaysia Leading Index Rebouds in December
Malaysia's leading economic index rose by 0.5% month-on-month in December 2025, rebounding from a downwardly revised 2.2% fall in the previous month. The majority of components showed strength, including real money supply, M1 (0.5% vs 0.02% in November), Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index (-0.2% vs -0.4%), real imports of semiconductors (0.2% vs -0.7%), and real imports of other basic precious and non-ferrous metals (-0.3% vs -0.7%), expected sales value, manufacturing (0.4% vs 0%), and the number of new companies registered (0.3% vs -0.3%). On the other hand, the number of housing units approved continued to decline to 0.4% from 0.1% in the previous month. On a yearly basis, the leading index rose marginally by 0.1% in December 2025, supported by increases in the real money supply M1 (7.3%) and real imports of semiconductors (4.8%). Meanwhile, the coincident index, a gauge of current economic conditions, fell 0.02%, reversing an upwardly revised 0.4% in November 2025.
2026-02-25
Malaysia Leading Index Drops 2.4% in November
Malaysia’s leading economic index fell 2.4% month-on-month in November 2025, reversing a downwardly revised 2.4% increase in the previous month. This marked the fifth decline so far in 2025, with five of the seven components decreasing. Declines were seen in housing units approved (-0.1% vs 0.5% in October), real imports of other basic precious and non-ferrous metals (-0.7% vs 1.5%), real semiconductor imports (-0.9% vs 0.6%), new company registrations (-0.3% vs -0.1%), and the Bursa Malaysia Industrial Index (-0.4% vs -0.1%). Meanwhile, real money supply (0.02% vs 0.1%) and manufacturing sales value (0.0005% vs -0.1%) both edged up. On a year-on-year basis, the leading index rose 0.2%, following a downwardly revised 3.4% gain in the previous month. Meanwhile, the coincident index, a gauge of current economic conditions, fell 0.5%, reversing a 0.6% gain in October.
2026-01-23