Compensation of employees expanded by 6.1 per cent,
contributing 33.6 per cent to nominal GDP in 2024
Malaysia's GDP at
current prices expanded by 5.9 per cent in 2024 as compared to a moderated growth
of 1.6 per cent in the previous year. The performance was driven by growth in
almost all sectors, especially the Services and Agriculture, while the Mining
& quarrying sector declined in 2024.
Compensation of
Employees (CE) contributed 33.6 per cent to Malaysia’s GDP, up from 33.5 per
cent in the preceding year, with a growth of 6.1 per cent (2023: 4.6%). CE
registered a value of RM648.5 billion (2023: RM611.1 billion), supported mainly
by the Services and Construction sectors. Meanwhile, Gross Operating Surplus
(GOS) which remained as the largest income component with a share of 63.7 per
cent (2023: 64.3%), rebounded 5.0 per cent after a decline of 2.1 per cent in
the previous year. The recovery was influenced by improved performance in the
Services, Agriculture and Manufacturing sectors in 2024. GOS recorded a value
of RM1,231.5 billion as compared to RM1,172.5 billion in the previous year.
In addition, Net taxes contributed 2.7 per cent (2023: 2.2%) to Malaysia’s economy, with a double-digit growth of 29.3 per cent as compared to a surge of 215.4 per cent in 2023. The growth was due to a strong increase in taxes on production and imports which rose by 13.8 per cent (2023: 4.2%). Meanwhile, subsidies rose marginally by 0.2 per cent (2023: -34.2%), influenced by performance in subsidies on production. Net taxes registered a value of RM52.3 billion as compared to RM40.5 billion in the previous year.
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#0 /var/www/html/dosm/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/Response.php(341): yii\web\Response->sendHeaders()
#1 /var/www/html/dosm/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/ErrorHandler.php(136): yii\web\Response->send()
#2 /var/www/html/dosm/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/ErrorHandler.php(152): yii\web\ErrorHandler->renderException()
#3 [internal function]: yii\base\ErrorHandler->handleException()
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Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/dosm/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/web/Response.php(341): yii\web\Response->sendHeaders()
#1 /var/www/html/dosm/vendor/yiisoft/yii2/base/Application.php(390): yii\web\Response->send()
#2 /var/www/html/dosm/www/index.php(24): yii\base\Application->run()
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