PETALING JAYA: The gross value added of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry and e-commerce amounted to RM476.8 billion in 2025, contributing 23.5% to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP), the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said today.
In a statement, DoSM said the ICT industry and e-commerce, collectively known as ICT economy, grew by 5.6% compared with 5.2% in the preceding year.
“The overall performance reflects the continued expansion of ICT related economic activities in Malaysia. The ICT industry generated RM288.1 billion of gross value added in 2025, with ICT services accounting for the largest share of 40.3%, followed by ICT manufacturing at 38.2%,” it added.
Both industries recorded growth of 7.6% and 6.4%, respectively.
Meanwhile, DoSM said the remaining 21.5%, contributed by ICT trade (15.3%) and content and media industry (6.2%). E-commerce recorded gross value added of RM267.6 billion in 2025 with a share of 13.2% to the economy, grew by 3.7%.
In terms of economic activities, the manufacturing sector was the largest contributor, accounting for 50.5% of e-commerce gross value added and recording growth of 1.3%.
In the meantime, the services sector contributed 47% , with growth accelerating to 7.2% from 5.1% in 2024.
DoSM said Malaysia’s external trade in ICT products recorded stronger growth in 2025, with exports increasing by 14.8% (2024: 3.9%) to RM513.6 billion in 2025.
Meanwhile, imports grew by 24.2% (2024:20.9%), registering a value of RM405.3 billion. Overall, DoSM said net exports of ICT products registered a surplus of RM108.3 billion in 2025.
Employment in the ICT industry increased by 1.1% to 1.27 million persons in 2025, accounting for 7.6% to Malaysia’s employment.
ICT manufacturing represented the largest share of employment at 35.1%, followed by ICT services (29.0%) and ICT trade (23.4%).