India, Jan. 16 -- Malaysia's economy logged its fastest growth since the second quarter of 2024, fueled by robust domestic demand, official data showed on Friday.
Gross domestic product expanded 5.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, accelerating from the 5.2 percent growth in the prior quarter, advance estimates from the Department of Statistics revealed.
The latest pace of expansion was the strongest since the second quarter of 2024, when GDP was up 5.9 percent.
For the year of 2025 as a whole, Malaysia's economy grew 4.9 percent, slightly weaker than the 5.1 percent growth seen in 2024.
The growth in tourism activities during public and school holidays, increased expenditure on school-related items, festive spending during D...