Sources.

Every figure on this site comes from a published source. Figures are the latest available at October 2026.

1. Services share of GDP 59.5% and services growth 5.4% (2025)

   DOSM, Gross Domestic Product by State 2025www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/gross-domestic-product-gdp-by-state-2025 (opens in a new tab)

2. Services trade RM550.5bn; exports RM277.9bn; imports RM272.6bn; surplus RM5.3bn, first since 2011; Asia 66.8% of services exports (RM185.6bn); Singapore, USA and China top destinations

   DOSM, Statistics of International Trade in Services 2025www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/statistics-of-international-trade-in-services-2025 (opens in a new tab)

3. Services value added per hour RM43.6 (Q4 2025)

   DOSM, Labour Productivity Q4 2025www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/labour-productivity-q425 (opens in a new tab)

4. National labour productivity RM46.3 per hour (Q4 2025)

   NST reporting DOSM Labour Productivity Q4 2025 (23 Feb 2026)www.nst.com.my/amp/business/economy/2026/02/1383532/labour-productivity-hour-worked-grew-49pct-q4-2025 (opens in a new tab)

5. 13MP labour productivity target 3.6% p.a.

   PwC, Centre Stage: 13th Malaysia Plan; MPC via theSunwww.pwc.com/my/en/assets/publications/2025/13-malaysia-plan.pdf (opens in a new tab)

6. Skill-related underemployment 35.2% (Q2 2026)

   RinggitPlus reporting DOSM Labour Market Review Q2 2026ringgitplus.com/en/blog/career/dosm-over-a-third-of-graduates-still-stuck-in-jobs-below-their-skills.html (opens in a new tab)

7. 5.98m graduates; 1.60m (32.2%) employed below qualifications (2024)

   Bernama reporting DOSM Graduates Statistics 2024www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2486082 (opens in a new tab)

8. China largest trading partner for 17th year; trade RM541.45bn, +11.8% (2025)

   theSun quoting Deputy MITI Minister; DOSM External Trade 2025thesun.my/news/malaysia-news/malaysias-neutral-stance-fuels-record-rm3-trillion-trade-in-2025/ (opens in a new tab)

9. 38% of businesses consistently use AI (up from 27%); financial services 53%

   Business Today reporting AWS / Strand Partners study (Aug 2026)www.businesstoday.com.my/2026/08/22/malaysias-ai-adoption-surges-to-3-4-million-businesses-but-scaling-remains-a-challenge/ (opens in a new tab)

10. SMEs: 36% piloting AI, 21% scaled

    Business Today reporting Ecosystm / Red Hat / NAIO study (Nov 2025)www.businesstoday.com.my/2025/11/02/open-source-key-to-scaling-ai-adoption-among-malaysian-smes-study-finds/ (opens in a new tab)

11. National AI Action Plan 2026-2030: up to 300,000 AI-attributable jobs by 2030

    The Vibes, analysis of the National AI Action Planwww.thevibes.com/articles/opinion/127494/malaysian-workers-race-ahead-of-employers-in-ai-adoption (opens in a new tab)

12. 5,735 cyber incidents Jan to Sep 2025 (4,659 same period 2024); online fraud losses above RM700m

    theSun / The Vibes quoting Ministry of Digital (Dec 2025)thesun.my/news/malaysia-news/cyber-incidents-surge-in-malaysia-with-over-5700-reports-in-2025/ (opens in a new tab)

13. Food imports RM93bn vs exports RM50bn (2024)

    The Vibes quoting Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (May 2025)www.thevibes.com/articles/news/108780/nations-heavy-reliance-on-food-imports-creates-rm40-billion-annual-deficit (opens in a new tab)

14. FM projects RM39.59bn (2023 to 2025); CIS 33:2026 FM Good Practice Guide

    The Star (18 Aug 2026)www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/18/contractors-urged-to-diversify-into-facility-management-sector-says-ahmad-maslan (opens in a new tab)

15. MS ISO 41001 facility management standard

    Department of Standards Malaysia (MySOL) MS ISO 41018:2024 record, referencing MS ISO 41001mysol.jsm.gov.my (opens in a new tab)

16. Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry: Datuk Seri Johari bin Abdul Ghani (appointed 17 Dec 2025)

    Bernama; Parliament of Malaysia recordsbernama.com/en/news.php?id=2503643 (opens in a new tab)

17. Venue address: No. 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, 50480 Kuala Lumpur

    MITI e-directorywww.miti.gov.my/index.php/edirectory/edirectory_list/4 (opens in a new tab)

18. CIFTIS 2026: 90 countries, regions and international organisations; 1,830+ on-site exhibitors, 5,300+ online; 1,200+ outcomes; 200 forums and events

    2026 CIFTIS organising committee release, 15 September 2026www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/15/3362091/0/en/2026-ciftis-achieves-over-1-200-outcomes.html (opens in a new tab)

19. BCGEE as official CIFTIS exhibition organiser; CIFTIS co-hosted by MOFCOM and Beijing Municipal Government

    US-China Business Council, Introduction to CIFTISwww.uschina.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Introduction-to-CIFTIS-.pdf (opens in a new tab)

20. CCID: under MIIT; 18 institutes; 20+ holding companies; 2,000+ staff; 5,000+ enterprises served

    CCID company profilewww.heecshop.cn/company/52 (opens in a new tab)