Malaysia’s ICT and e-commerce contribution reaches RM476.8 billion
The activities accounted for 23.5 per cent of GDP in 2025, as growth in the ICT economy accelerated to 5.6 per cent.
Malaysia recorded RM476.8 billion in combined gross value added from information and communication technology (ICT) and e-commerce in 2025, the Statistics Department said. Together, they contributed 23.5 per cent of the country’s GDP.
In its ICT Satellite Account 2025 report, the department put ICT economy growth at 5.6 per cent, compared with 5.2 per cent in 2024.
Exports of ICT products increased by 14.8 per cent in 2025, reaching RM513.6 billion. That followed growth of 3.9 per cent in 2024. Imports climbed 24.2 per cent to RM405.3 billion, after expanding 20.9 per cent the previous year. The resulting ICT products trade surplus was RM108.3 billion.
Within the ICT industry, gross value added amounted to RM288.1 billion. Services contributed the largest share, 40.3 per cent, ahead of manufacturing’s 38.2 per cent. Growth in those segments was 7.6 per cent and 6.4 per cent respectively. ICT trade contributed 15.3 per cent, and content and media supplied 6.2 per cent.
E-commerce recorded growth of 3.7 per cent and gross value added of RM267.6 billion, representing 13.2 per cent of the economy, according to the department.
Manufacturing supplied 50.5 per cent of e-commerce’s gross value added, remaining its largest contributor despite growth easing to 1.3 per cent. Services provided 47 per cent, while the segment’s growth accelerated to 7.2 per cent in 2025 from 5.1 per cent the previous year.
