Putrajaya’s investment dividends rise to RM39.5bil in 2025

In 2025, the federal government of Malaysia collected investment dividends totaling RM39.547 billion, marking a modest 1.4% increase from the previous year's RM39.012 billion. Petronas, the country's state-owned oil and gas company, emerged as the top contributor with an impressive RM32 billion dividend. This figure surpassed the previous year's RM31.2 billion.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) also witnessed a significant rise in its dividends, climbing to RM5.25 billion in 2025 from RM2.85 billion in 2024. Khazanah Nasional Bhd, a prominent investment company, saw its dividends increase to RM2 billion from RM1 billion during the same period.

Overall, the dividend receipts from both companies and statutory bodies saw fluctuations, with nine companies and one statutory body contributing RM7.433 billion in 2025. This represented an 86.7% increase compared to RM3.982 billion in 2024. Conversely, 12 companies and one statutory body experienced a decline in their dividends.

On the investments front, the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc) held a book value of RM34.117 billion in 2025, a slight decrease of RM131 million or 0.4% from RM34.248 billion in 2024. This reduction was primarily due to the redemption of redeemable cumulative preference shares in Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor and the complete sale of MoF Inc's shares in Hicom Holdings Bhd.

As of 2025, the Malaysian federal government holds stakes in 109 companies, four statutory bodies, and one international agency. The companies collectively accounted for RM33.103 billion, occupying 97% of the total RM34.117 billion investment portfolio.