APPROVED PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN VARIOUS ECONOMIC SECTORS, 2016 & 2015
| Summary | Number | Potential Employment |
Domestic Investment
(RM million) |
Foreign Investment
(RM million) |
Total Investment
(RM million) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Primary Sector | 40 | 57 | 836 | 1,556 | 4,901.8 | 2,010.2 | 3,303.6 | 1,776.4 | 8,205.4 | 3,786.6 |
| Manufacturing Sector | 733 | 680 | 64,120 | 66,494 | 31,075.3 | 52,751.4 | 27,417.4 | 21,941.6 | 58,492.7 | 74,693.1 |
| Services Sector | 4,199 | 4,470 | 88,108 | 112,194 | 112,880.9 | 102,124.2 | 28,329.5 | 12,424.2 | 141,210.4 | 114,548.4 |
| Total | 4,972 | 5,207 | 153,064 | 180,244 | 148,858.0 | 156,885.8 | 59,050.5 | 36,142.2 | 207,908.5 | 193,028 |
Ringgit Malaysia - RM
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Exp/Div | Total | New | Exp/Div | Total | |
|
Number |
340 |
393 |
733 |
384 |
296 |
680 |
|
Potential Employment |
34,066 |
30,054 |
64,120 |
37,233 |
29,261 |
66,494 |
|
Total Capital Investment (RM Million) |
27,740.5 |
30,752.3 |
58,492.7 |
60,239.4 |
14,453.7 |
74,693.1 |
|
- Domestic |
17,397.2 |
13,678.1 |
31,075.3 |
48,597.2 |
4,154.2 |
52,751.4 |
|
- Foreign |
10,343.3 |
17,074.2 |
27,417.5 |
11,642.1 |
10,299.5 |
21,941.6 |
US Dollar - USD
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Exp/Div | Total | New | Exp/Div | Total | |
|
Number |
340 |
393 |
733 |
384 |
296 |
680 |
|
Potential Employment |
234,066 |
30,054 |
64,120 |
37,233 |
29,261 |
66,494 |
|
Total Capital Investment (USD Million) |
6,178.3 |
6,849.1 |
13,027.3 |
14,041.8 |
3,369.2 |
17,411.0 |
|
- Domestic |
3,874.7 |
3,046.3 |
6,921.0 |
11,328.0 |
968.3 |
12,296.4 |
|
- Foreign |
2,303.6 |
3,802.7 |
6,106.3 |
2,713.8 |
2,400.8 |
5,114.6 |
Summation of totals may not be exact due to rounding difficulties
2016 : US$1 = RM4.49
2015 : US$1 = RM4.29
Ringgit Malaysia - RM
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | No. | Foreign Investment (RM) | No. | Foreign Investment (RM) |
|
China |
33 |
4,774,818,871 |
17 |
1,872,018,445 |
|
Netherlands |
18 |
3,216,403,728 |
9 |
976,508,500 |
|
Germany |
21 |
2,645,257,725 |
22 |
1,160,767,934 |
|
United Kingdom |
13 |
2,574,832,673 |
11 |
146,886,472 |
|
Korea,Rep. |
8 |
2,169,041,250 |
22 |
1,353,410,002 |
|
Singapore |
96 |
2,113,765,573 |
87 |
1,394,761,009 |
|
Japan |
53 |
1,861,739,029 |
60 |
4,009,336,753 |
US Dollar - US
| 2016 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | No. | Foreign Investment (RM) | No. | Foreign Investment (RM) |
|
China |
33 | 1,063,434,047 |
17 |
436,367,936 |
|
Netherlands |
18 | 716,348,269 |
9 |
227,624,359 |
|
Germany |
21 | 589,144,259 |
22 |
270,575,276 |
|
United Kingdom |
13 | 573,459,393 |
11 |
34,239,271 |
|
Korea,Rep. |
8 | 483,082,684 |
22 |
315,480,187 |
|
Singapore |
96 | 470,771,843 |
87 |
325,119,116 |
|
Japan |
53 | 414,641,209 |
60 |
934,577,332 |
2016 : US$1 = RM4.49
2015 : US$1 = RM4.29
Ringgit Malaysia - RM
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | No. |
Domestic
Investment
(RM) |
Foreign
Investment
(RM) |
Total Proposed
Capital Investment
(RM) |
No. |
Domestic
Investment
(RM) |
Foreign
Investment
(RM) |
Total Proposed
Capital Investment
(RM) |
|
Johor D.T. |
165 | 15,215,538,019 | 11,195,039,986 | 26,410,578,005 |
137 |
27,961,260,533 |
3,141,061,367 |
31,102,321,900 |
|
Selangor D.E. |
242 | 4,529,119,807 | 3,351,647,567 | 7,880,767,374 |
222 |
4,182,475,177 |
3,781,323,683 |
7,963,798,860 |
|
Sarawak |
13 | 2,463,576,686 | 2,171,730,846 | 4,635,307,532 |
22 |
11,188,853,234 |
628,057,641 |
11,816,910,875 |
|
Pulau Pinang |
106 | 1,236,973,529 | 3,056,916,908 | 4,293,890,437 |
107 |
2,225,612,058 |
4,498,734,915 |
6,724,346,973 |
|
Perak D.R. |
55 | 2,843,925,353 | 1,102,246,895 | 3,946,172,248 |
32 |
527,469,892 |
3,359,897,880 |
3,887,367,772 |
|
Kedah D.A. |
35 | 615,397,441 | 1,567,856,898 | 2,183,254,339 |
49 |
473,938,934 |
882,614,767 |
1,356,553,701 |
|
Sabah |
19 | 1,644,530,791 | 493,576,189 | 2,138,106,980 |
10 |
90,855,491 |
257,368,284 |
348,223,775 |
|
Terengganu D.I. |
5 | 743,533,720 | 1,368,716,280 | 2,112,250,000 |
11 |
87,201,734 |
1,312,900,000 |
1,400,101,734 |
|
Negeri Sembilan D.K. |
33 | 288,749,372 | 1,628,739,875 | 1,917,489,247 |
35 |
540,167,870 |
1,169,264,718 |
1,709,432,588 |
|
Melaka |
23 | 679,280,110 | 675,495,170 | 1,354,775,280 |
28 |
4,786,627,570 |
2,072,378,184 |
6,859,005,754 |
|
Pahang D.M. |
19 | 385,016,257 | 498,095,003 | 883,111,260 |
17 |
330,932,078 |
830,346,126 |
1,161,278,204 |
|
Kelantan D.N. |
5 | 238,210,425 | 276,079,000 | 514,289,425 |
6 |
348,522,833 |
5,160,000 |
353,682,833 |
|
W.P. - Kuala Lumpur |
12 | 179,937,310 | 9,029,398 | 188,966,708 |
2 |
1,511,271 |
2,540,253 |
4,051,524 |
|
W.P.- Labuan |
1 | 11,485,467 | 22,295,318 | 33,780,785 |
1 |
2,900,000 |
- |
2,900,000 |
|
Perlis I.K. |
- | - | - | - |
1 |
3,109,215 |
0 |
3,109,215 |
|
TOTAL |
733 | 31,075,274,288 | 27,417,465,332 | 58,492,739,620 |
680 |
52,751,437,890 |
21,941,647,818 |
74,693,085,708 |
US Dollar - USD
| 2016 | 2015 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | No. |
Domestic
Investment
(USD) |
Foreign
Investment
(USD) |
Total Proposed
Capital Investment
(USD) |
No. |
Domestic
Investment
(USD) |
Foreign
Investment
(USD) |
Total Proposed
Capital Investment
(USD) |
|
Johor D.T. |
165 | 3,388,761,251 | 2,493,327,391 | 5,882,088,643 |
137 |
6,517,776,348 |
732,182,137 |
7,249,958,485 |
|
Selangor D.E. |
242 | 1,008,712,652 | 746,469,391 | 1,755,182,043 |
222 |
974,935,939 |
881,427,432 |
1,856,363,371 |
|
Sarawak |
13 | 548,680,776 | 483,681,703 | 1,032,362,479 |
22 |
2,608,124,297 |
146,400,383 |
2,754,524,679 |
|
Pulau Pinang |
106 | 275,495,218 | 680,827,819 | 956,323,037 |
107 |
518,790,689 |
1,048,656,157 |
1,567,446,847 |
|
Perak D.R. |
55 | 633,390,947 | 245,489,286 | 878,880,233 |
32 |
122,953,355 |
783,192,979 |
906,146,334 |
|
Kedah D.A. |
35 | 137,059,564 | 349,188,619 | 486,248,182 |
49 |
110,475,276 |
205,737,708 |
316,212,984 |
|
Sabah |
19 | 366,265,210 | 109,927,882 | 476,193,091 |
10 |
21,178,436 |
59,992,607 |
81,171,043 |
|
Terengganu D.I. |
5 | 165,597,710 | 304,836,588 | 470,434,298 |
11 |
20,326,745 |
306,037,296 |
326,364,041 |
|
Negeri Sembilan D.K. |
33 | 64,309,437 | 362,748,302 | 427,057,739 |
35 |
125,913,256 |
272,555,878 |
398,469,135 |
|
Melaka |
23 | 151,287,330 | 150,444,359 | 301,731,688 |
28 |
1,115,764,002 |
483,071,838 |
1,598,835,840 |
|
Pahang D.M. |
19 | 85,749,723 | 110,934,299 | 196,684,022 |
17 |
77,140,345 |
193,553,876 |
270,694,220 |
|
Kelantan D.N. |
5 | 53,053,547 | 61,487,528 | 114,541,075 |
6 |
81,240,754 |
1,202,797 |
82,443,551 |
|
W.P. - Kuala Lumpur |
12 | 40,075,125 | 2,011,002 | 42,086,127 |
2 |
352,278 |
592,134 |
944,411 |
|
W.P.- Labuan |
1 | 2,558,010 | 4,965,550 | 7,523,560 |
1 |
675,991 |
- |
675,991 |
|
Perlis I.K. |
- | - | - | - |
1 |
724,759 |
0 |
724,759 |
|
TOTAL |
733 | 6,920,996,501 | 6,106,339,718 | 13,027,336,218 |
680 |
12,296,372,469 |
5,114,603,221 |
17,410,975,690 |
Ringgit Malaysia - RM
| Industry | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Domestic Investment (RM) | Foreign Investment (RM) | Total Proposed Capital Investment (RM) | No. | Domestic Investment (RM) | Foreign Investment (RM) | Total Proposed Capital Investment (RM) | |
|
Petroleum Products (Incl.Petrochemicals) |
18 | 10,319,834,466 | 5,599,563,148 | 15,919,397,614 |
12 |
25,112,906,703 |
1,862,437,397 |
26,975,344,100 |
|
Electronics & Electrical Products |
107 | 1,294,375,818 | 7,943,314,910 | 9,237,690,728 |
93 |
722,129,017 |
8,203,631,376 |
8,925,760,393 |
|
Basic Metal Products |
19 | 2,732,470,130 | 2,249,576,292 | 4,982,046,422 |
28 |
929,879,609 |
2,679,816,139 |
3,609,695,748 |
|
Transport Equipment |
68 | 3,064,150,360 | 1,690,979,394 | 4,755,129,754 |
55 |
6,002,284,802 |
506,634,059 |
6,508,918,861 |
|
Natural Gas |
1 | 3,657,200,000 | 0 | 3,657,200,000 |
1 |
10,410,640,000 |
0 |
10,410,640,000 |
|
Food Manufacturing |
58 | 2,065,068,784 | 1,273,014,685 | 3,338,083,469 |
51 |
2,057,413,978 |
590,471,470 |
2,647,885,448 |
|
Chemical & Chemical Products |
69 | 1,661,366,118 | 1,390,087,366 | 3,051,453,484 |
50 |
1,086,540,714 |
1,195,820,572 |
2,282,361,286 |
US Dollar - USD
| Industry | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Domestic Investment (USD) | Foreign Investment (USD) | Total Proposed Capital Investment (USD) | No. | Domestic Investment (USD) | Foreign Investment (USD) | Total Proposed Capital Investment (USD) | |
|
Petroleum Products (Incl.Petrochemicals) |
18 | 2,298,404,113 | 1,247,118,741 | 3,545,522,854 |
12 |
5,853,824,406 |
434,134,591 |
6,287,958,998 |
|
Electronics & Electrical Products |
107 | 288,279,692 | 1,769,112,452 | 2,057,392,144 |
93 |
168,328,442 |
1,912,268,386 |
2,080,596,828 |
|
Basic Metal Products |
19 | 608,567,958 | 501,019,219 | 1,109,587,176 |
28 |
216,755,154 |
624,665,767 |
841,420,920 |
|
Transport Equipment |
68 | 682,438,833 | 376,610,110 | 1,059,048,943 |
55 |
1,399,133,986 |
118,096,517 |
1,517,230,504 |
|
Natural Gas |
1 | 814,521,158 | 0 | 814,521,158 |
1 |
2,426,722,611 |
0 |
2,426,722,611 |
|
Food Manufacturing |
58 | 459,926,233 | 283,522,202 | 743,448,434 |
51 |
479,583,678 |
137,639,037 |
617,222,715 |
|
Chemical & Chemical Products |
69 | 370,014,726 | 309,596,295 | 679,611,021 |
50 |
253,272,894 |
278,746,054 |
532,018,948 |
APPROVED PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN SERVICES SECTORS, 2016 & 2015
| Summary | Number | Potential Employment |
Domestic Investment
|
Foreign Investment
|
Total Investment
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services Sub-Sector | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Global Establishments | 211 | 224 | 2,611 | 4,217 | 1,563.7 | 4,362.1 | 12,534.7 | 3,860.2 | 14,098.4 | 8,222.2 |
| Support Services | 258 | 251 | 3,120 | 2,605 | 8,447.4 | 2,978.8 | 988.0 | 702.0 | 9,435.4 | 3,680.8 |
| MSC Status | 336 | 249 | 18,171 | 12,853 | 3,533.5 | 2,501.5 | 2,897.0 | 2,068.1 | 6,430.5 | 4,569.7 |
| Transport | 14 | 57 | 280 | 513 | 1,837.5 | 15,857.8 | 33.2 | 125.4 | 1,870.7 | 15,983.1 |
| Real Estate | 680 | 911 | 0 | NA | 62,502.0 | 26,255.9 | 1,584.4 | 639.2 | 64,086.4 | 26,895.1 |
| Utilities | NA | NA | 0 | 7 | 10,576.8 | 11,706.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10,576.8 | 11,706.6 |
| Telecommunications* | 420 | 620 | 0 | NA | 5,946.2 | 8,939.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,946.2 | 8,939.6 |
| Distributive Trade | 1,449 | 1,317 | 52,052 | 72,349 | 3,575.2 | 4,218.5 | 5,687.0 | 2,593.6 | 9,262.2 | 6,812.1 |
| Hotel &Tourism | 97 | 118 | 6,217 | 7,242 | 3,363.0 | 4,932.6 | 1,317.4 | 480.0 | 4,680.4 | 5,412.6 |
| Financial Services | 43 | 48 | 74 | 140 | 10,614.1 | 14,142.6 | 3,073.7 | 1,228.8 | 13,687.8 | 15,371.4 |
| Health Services | 4 | 26 | 266 | 6,765 | 184.7 | 3,669.6 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 188.5 | 3,679.0 |
| Education Services | 669 | 621 | 4,683 | 3,792 | 417.0 | 1,122.1 | 155.1 | 440.2 | 572.1 | 1,562.4 |
| Bionexus Status & Software | 18 | 28 | 634 | 1,711 | 319.8 | 1,436.4 | 55.2 | 277.3 | 375.0 | 1,713.7 |
| Total | 4,199 | 4,470 | 88,108 | 112,194 | 112,880.9 | 102,124.2 | 28,329.5 | 12,424.2 | 141,210.4 | 114,548.4 |
|
Note NA : Data not available
* : Data for telecommunications is only up to September 2016 |
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APPROVED PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN PRIMARY SECTORS, 2016 & 2015
| Primary Sector | Number | Potential Employment |
Domestic Investment
(RM million) |
Foreign Investment
(RM million) |
Total Investment
(RM million) |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Agriculture | 16 | 27 | 529 | 929 | 69.4 | 260.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 69.42 | 261.2 |
| Mining | 19 | 26 | 68 | 456 | 4,289.7 | 1,166 | 3,303.6 | 1,674.2 | 7,593.3 | 2,813.2 |
| Plantation & Commodities | 5 | 4 | 239 | 471 | 542.7 | 583.3 | 0.0 | 128.9 | 542.7 | 712.2 |
| Total | 40 | 57 | 836 | 1,556 | 4,901.8 | 2,010.2 | 3,303.6 | 1,776.4 | 8,205.4 | 3786.6 |
| 2015 p | 2016 f | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 31.0 Million | 30.6 Million |
| GDP |
RM1,063.5 billion |
RM1,114.8 billion |
| GDP Growth | 4.5 - 5.5% | 4.0 - 5.0% |
| Per Capita Income |
(USD9,488) |
(USD10,020) |
| Inflation Rate (CPI) | 1.9% | 2.0 - 3.0% |
| Labour Force |
14.1 million persons |
- |
| Unemployment | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Total Export (f.o.b) |
RM779.95 billion* |
RM770.4 billion |
| Total Import (c.i.f) |
RM685.65 billion* |
|
|
Major Exports Products * (Jan - Dec 2014) |
|
|
|
Major Export Markets * (Jan - Dec 2014) |
|
|
p: preliminary
f: forecast
i: based on average USD exchange rate for the month of April 2016 (US$1 - RM3.836)
Sources:
1. Ministry of Finance - Economic Report 2015/2016
2. *Matrade Press Release: Malaysia's Trade Performance for the year 2015
| Total Area | 330,000 square kilometres (127,000 square miles) |
| Political Structure | A federation with 13 states (11 in peninsular Malaysia and 2 in Malaysian Borneo) and 3 federal territories. As a federation, the governance of the country is divided between the federal and the state governments |
| System of Government | Parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch |
| Head of State | DYMM Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah |
| Prime Minister | YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Hj Abd Razak |
| Population | 31.4 million (2016) |
| Major Ethnic Groups | Malays, Chinese, Indian, Kadazans, Ibans |
| Major Languages | Bahasa Malaysia (official language), English, Mandarin, Tamil |
| Major Religions | Islam, Budhism, Christianity, Hinduism |
| Time | GMT +8 hours US Eastern Standard Time +13 hours |
| Climate | Tropical - warm and sunny throughout the year. Daily temparatures range from 33°C (90°F) in the afternoon to 22°C (70°F) during the night. |
| Currency | Ringgit Malaysia(RM) which is divided into 100 sen. |
| Exchange Rate | The ringgit exchange rate operates on a managed-float regime against a trade-weighted basket of currencies. |
Number of Online Applications Received for the Month of January to April 2017
| No. | Applications | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manufacturing e-ML |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| 2 | e-Tariff |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| • PC1 for Agriculture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| • PC2, PC2-1, PC2A | 158 | 216 | 168 | 157 | 167 | 125 | 211 | 1,202 | |
| • PC Services | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 55 | |
| • e-Declaration | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 41 | |
| 3 | e-BizMatch | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | e-Newsletter | 18 | 19 | 43 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 169 |
| 5 | e-Recruitment | 404 | 285 | 343 | 278 | 354 | 352 | 465 | 2,481 |
| 6. | APR e-Survey | 90 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 202 |
|
Total
|
676 | 578 | 599 | 494 | 573 | 520 | 724 | 4,164 |
Note: The above statistic is being updated on monthly basis.