Malaysia’s construction activity incresed 12.9% year-on-year in Q2 2025, moderating from a 16.6% surge in Q1 and marking the slowest pace since Q4 2023. Growth slowed across most segments, including residential buildings (13.9% vs 27.0% in Q1), accounting for 22.8% of the total; non-residential buildings (16.2% vs 21.0%) %), with a 28.2% share; and special trade activities (22.2% vs 35.9%), making up 11.9% of the total. Meanwhile, civil engineering projects accelerated sharply (7.6% vs 3.7%), contributing the largest share at 37.1%. source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Construction output in Malaysia increased 12.90 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Construction Output in Malaysia averaged 8.29 percent from 2011 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 42.60 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -44.90 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Malaysia Construction Output- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Malaysia Construction Output - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Construction output in Malaysia increased 12.90 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Construction Output in Malaysia is expected to be 5.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Malaysia Construction Output is projected to trend around 3.30 percent in 2026 and 5.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-05-09 04:00 AM
Construction Output YoY
Q1 16.6% 23.1% 6.7%
2025-08-11 04:00 AM
Construction Output YoY
Q2 12.9% 16.6% 5.2%
2025-11-11 04:00 AM
Construction Output YoY
Q3 12.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Construction Output YoY 12.90 16.60 percent Jun 2025
House Price Index YoY 1.40 4.30 percent Dec 2024
Housing Index 224.20 228.30 Index Dec 2024
Residential Property Prices 0.85 4.43 Percent Mar 2025

Malaysia Construction Output
In Malaysia, construction output refers to year over year change in the output within the construction sector, including building construction and civil engineering.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
12.90 16.60 42.60 -44.90 2011 - 2025 percent Quarterly

News Stream
Malaysia Q2 Construction Output Rises the Least in 6 Quarters
Malaysia’s construction activity incresed 12.9% year-on-year in Q2 2025, moderating from a 16.6% surge in Q1 and marking the slowest pace since Q4 2023. Growth slowed across most segments, including residential buildings (13.9% vs 27.0% in Q1), accounting for 22.8% of the total; non-residential buildings (16.2% vs 21.0%) %), with a 28.2% share; and special trade activities (22.2% vs 35.9%), making up 11.9% of the total. Meanwhile, civil engineering projects accelerated sharply (7.6% vs 3.7%), contributing the largest share at 37.1%.
2025-08-11
Malaysia Q1 Construction Output Rises the Least in A Year
Malaysia’s construction activity grew 16.6% year-on-year in Q1 2025, easing from a 23.1% surge in Q4 and marking the slowest pace since Q1 2024. Growth slowed across all segments: residential buildings rose 27.0% (vs. 38.9% in Q4), accounting for 23.0% of total construction; non-residential buildings increased 21.0% (vs. 24.6%), with a 28.8% share; civil engineering projects grew 3.7% (vs. 9.3%), making up 36.6% of the total; and special trade activities expanded 35.5% (vs. 44.9%), contributing 11.6%.
2025-05-09
Malaysia Construction Output Rises the Most in Over 2 Years
Construction activity in Malaysia expanded by 23.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, accelerating from 22.9% growth in the third quarter and marking the eleventh consecutive period of growth. It was also the fastest pace since the third quarter of 2022, boosted by a sharp acceleration in output for both residential (38.9% vs 27.8% in Q3) and special trade activities (44.9% vs 42.6%). Meanwhile, non-residential (24.6% vs 27.7%) buildings and civil engineering (9.3% vs 12%) moderated, though both continued to contribute positively to the country’s construction growth.
2025-02-10