KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's information and communication technology (ICT) industry and e-commerce contributed RM476.8bil, or 23.5%, to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
“The ICT industry and e-commerce, collectively known as the ICT economy, grew by 5.6% as compared to 5.2% in the preceding year.
“The overall performance reflects the continued expansion of ICT-related economic activities in Malaysia,” DOSM said in a statement.
The ICT industry's gross value added rose to RM288.1bil in 2025 from RM269bil a year earlier, accounting for 14.2% of GDP.
ICT services accounted for the largest share of the industry's gross value added at 40.3%, followed by ICT manufacturing at 38.2%. The two segments recorded growth of 7.6% and 6.4%, respectively.
ICT trade contributed 15.3%, while the content and media industry accounted for the remaining 6.2%.
Meanwhile, e-commerce recorded gross value added of RM267.6bil in 2025, an increase of 3.7% from the previous year, contributing 13.2% to GDP.
Manufacturing remained the largest contributor to e-commerce gross value added at 50.5%, recording growth of 1.3%.
The services sector accounted for 47% of e-commerce gross value added, with growth accelerating to 7.2% from 5.1% in 2024.
On external trade, DOSM said exports of ICT products increased by 14.8% to RM513.6bil in 2025, compared with growth of 3.9% in the preceding year.
ICT product imports rose by 24.2% to RM405.3bil, resulting in a trade surplus of RM108.3bil.
ICT products accounted for 35.1% of Malaysia's total exports and 30% of imports during the year.
Employment in the ICT industry increased by 1.1% to 1.27 million people in 2025, representing 7.6% of total employment in Malaysia.
ICT manufacturing accounted for the largest share of employment at 35.1%, followed by ICT services at 29% and ICT trade at 23.4%.