Malásia Transações Correntes

Malaysia's current account surplus narrowed sharply to MYR 0.3 billion in the second quarter of 2025 from MYR 4.3 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year. This marked the smallest current account surplus since records began in 1999, as the goods account surplus dropped to MYR 17 billion from MYR 24 billion in the second quarter of 2024. Moreover, the secondary income gap widened to MYR 4.6 billion from MYR 1.2 billion. In contrast, the primary income deficit fell to MYR 8.9 billion from MYR 14.8 billion, and the services account deficit decreased to MYR 3.3 billion in the second quarter of 2025 from MYR 3.7 billion a year earlier.